Sr. Equipment and Process Development Engineer

Sr. Equipment and Process Development Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

Apple is looking for a highly motivated process development engineer to join Display Technologies Organization, Panel Process and Optics (PPO) Engineering team, to work on optical module process development.

• Lead new equipment and process development for optical modules.
• Convert incubation technologies and proof‑of‑concept equipment and process into scalable and executable solutions, and validate them through module process optimizations and builds.
• Work closely and collaboratively with cross‑functional team members, internal labs and external vendors to define, design, modify, test, and qualify equipment hardware and software.
• Be responsible for DOE planning empirical trials, theoretical analysis, characterization, data analysis and visualization, parameter optimization, documentation, sharing and reporting results.
• Lead communication with cross‑functional team and executives in a timely fashion.
• Keep tabs on relevant industrial equipment and process manufacturing technology trends; evaluate and assess new equipment suppliers.
• About 10–20% international travel to work with vendors in factories.

• Bachelor’s degree in optics, opto‑mechanics, mechatronics, robotics, or mechanical engineering, with minimum of 10 years of direct experience in process and equipment development for optical products.
• Experience in process fundamentals including bonding (or lamination), electrical (or optical) interconnect, assembly, and alignment, etc.
• Experience in designing, building, and/or operating active alignment equipment with high precision.
• Experience in equipment automation, cycle time optimization and line balancing, throughput projection and validation, in‑process quality control with metrology and/or testing.
• Experience with 3D CAD (e.g. NX, Solidworks), control systems and software interface (e.g. LabVIEW, Python), mechatronics and robotics, and data analysis tools (e.g. Matlab, JMP).

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in relevant field of study.
• Broad knowledge in optics.
• Strong record in process or equipment innovations for mass production products.
• Willing to work in a fast‑paced project with dynamic changes of project priority and technical directions.

Base pay range: $181,100 to $318,400.

Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, employee stock purchase plan, and may receive bonuses or commission payments, as well as relocation assistance.

Benefits include comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses.

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