Apple

Inertial Sensor Architect

Apple$162K — $195K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience in architecture, design, characterization, and validation of inertial sensing systems
  • Willingness to travel as required
  • Ph.D. preferred with 10+ years of hands-on experience in inertial sensing hardware development
  • Proficient in signal processing, fabrication, packaging, and design trade-offs
  • Fundamental knowledge in physics, mechanical, electrical, material science, and manufacturing technology related to sensor fabrication
  • Expertise in simulation and analysis tools such as ANSYS, MATLAB, JMP, and Python

Responsibilities

  • Define inertial sensor roadmaps and core technologies
  • Develop specifications and qualification requirements for sensing systems
  • Engage with external vendors and internal customers for system characterization
  • Review and approve verification results for inertial sensors
  • Identify and document new sensing system metrics to enhance user experience
  • Support design and innovation for various consumer products
  • Encourage and support invention and patent creation within the team

Benefits

  • Opportunities for invention and patent support
  • Engaging work with cross-functional teams in a leading technology environment
  • Chance to influence innovative technology applications in consumer electronics
  • Dynamic work atmosphere that promotes engineering excellence
  • Access to cutting-edge projects and technologies
Full Job Description
The inertial sensor team develops and integrates inertial sensors across a variety of programs including iPhone, iPad, Watch, AirPods, Vision Pro, and more.

You will play a key role in engaging with external vendors and internal customers to specify, develop and characterize inertial sensing systems for consumer applications. You should be familiar with inertial sensor development such as design, performance metrics, inertial sensor usage, and system integration.

Engineering excellence and thoroughness are expected and encouraged. Invention and patent creation are expected and supported. Opening up the boundaries to design and ship innovative products with outstanding technologies and user experiences is the main goal of this sensing technology team at Apple.

Description

You will be responsible for defining inertial sensor roadmaps, infrastructure, core technologies, specifications, and qualification requirements as well as reviewing and approving verification results. This work uses your ability to identify, create, and document new sensing system metrics that deliver performance pertinent to user experience.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience

Experience in architecture, design, characterization, and validation of inertial sensing systems

Willingness and ability to travel are required

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D + 10 years of hands-on experience and proven track record in inertial sensing hardware development

Proficient in the theory of operation, signal processing, fabrication, packaging and design trade-offs

Fundamental knowledge and experience in physics, mechanical, electrical, and material science engineering, and manufacturing technology relevant to sensor fabrication

Expertise in simulation, data collection, data analysis, and statistical analysis tools (e.g., ANSYS Multiphysics, MATLAB, JMP, Python)

Executive level written and verbal communication skills and solid teamwork and leadership skills

Prior experience with sensor modeling and experimental validation is plus

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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