Vision Display Actuator Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Hardware
Are you seeking to push the boundaries of what’s considered feasible? We’re looking for a world-class lens integration engineer to join our engineering team and make a significant impact on the future of Apple. By collaborating with a diverse engineering team, including optical engineers, human perception experts, product design engineers, and experimental physicists, you’ll revolutionize the industry’s understanding of optics and enhance the product experience for our global customers. In this role, you’ll be the driving force behind designing innovative architectures for Apple Vision displays. This position offers a wide range of responsibilities, including prototyping, hardware definition, firmware and algorithm development, and hands-on characterization. You’ll work with various actuation and sensing technologies from the conceptual phase to mass production. Together, we’ll create a magical experience that redefines what millions of customers can expect from Apple Vision products. Bring passion and dedication to your work, and there’s no telling what you could accomplish.
Description
Your role will encompass a wide range of responsibilities. You will be responsible for the actuator subsystem, including its architecture, component requirements, sensing, and schematics of boards and flexible assemblies. You will have complete responsibility for the mechanical design and integration of the actuated lens module, from the conceptual stage to production. You will work on validating and characterizing the module, including its performance, signal/power integrity, and participate in defining the test requirements. You will also act as the primary responsible party for failure analysis at both the module and system levels.
You will be expected to:
- Generate concepts and solutions to multi-disciplinary optical system actuation related challenges
- Translate module requirements and features into detailed actuation system specifications, develop schedules, and deliver solutions in a predictable and timely manner
- Collaborate with optical, electrical, process, controls systems, sensing, test, and mechanical teams to integrate the actuation system into the optical module
- Perform mechanical, magnetic, and electro-mechanical modeling to evaluate and optimize concepts and designs. Analyze static and dynamic structures to quantify fundamental device performance
- Work with multi-functional team to assess risks, understand coverage needs and priorities, and identify novel characterization techniques to measure key performance metrics of complex and novel components. Perform statistical analysis of data to determine module performance
- Visit suppliers to support engineering builds and assist with failure analysis activities
- Generate and maintain comprehensive documentation of specifications, manufacturing, test, and failure analysis processes
- Prototype, evaluate, debug innovative ideas, and generate new intellectual property
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in Physics, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience of actuator design, electrical circuits, or instrumentation
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience of camera, imaging optics or optical system
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering or equivalent
- Strong fundamental in Optomechanics
- Actuator, optics and sensor system/module experience
- Experience using FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to guide design process
- Experience with 3D CAD, 2D drafting, GD&T, and tolerance analysis
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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