Sr. R&D Equipment Design & Development Engineer

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Display Technologies Organization is looking for an engineer to work on technology development of new display and optical module architectures for future Apple products.

The engineer will be working in a highly technical and fast paced team from Apple's Module Technology Center (MTC). The candidate is expected to work smart and efficiently to design complex R&D equipment, rigorously validate systems, enable novel processes, communicate & report technical learnings to cross-functional collaborators and management. The candidate is expected to have multi-disciplinary skillsets that can efficient work with cross-functional engineers in other domain areas, such as optics, process, electrical, control systems.

Description

This is a hands-on interdisciplinary development role that will require versatility across a variety of tasks in a highly collaborative environment.","responsibilities":"Hands-on design, assembly, validation, and development of new R&D equipment

Incorporate versatile design solutions that also allow for robust and repeatable processes

Able to provide scalable solutions of key equipment features for technology transfer to partner teams and/or vendors

Hands-on testing and validation of critical sub-systems to systematically qualify the overall complex equipment system in development labs

Clear communication of design intent and features, empirical validation trials, optimization and improvement opportunities, documentation, and reporting results

Collaboratively work with cross-functional teams to plan and align specific objectives to equipment design features and validation plan

Preferred Qualifications

PhD degree with 3+ years or MS degree with 5+ years of experience working on related field preferred

Good technical communication to clearly layout design features, capability, and challenges

Flexible and collaborative: willing to work in fast paced lab environment and open to incorporate various ideas and feedback

Attentive to detail with demonstrated ability to work with teams to produce professional, high-quality results

Proven track record to bring novel equipment design from R&D to scalable solutions

AI/ML experience to augment or enhance mechanical design, data analysis, or training models

Programming (such as Python, C++, or Labview) for system controls, GUI and algorithms