Job Details

Exploratory Device Scientist - Platform Architecture

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Mar 12, 2025

Role Number: 200594315

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Multifaceted, inquisitive people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the outstanding and phenomenal opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day.

Apple’s Exploratory Design Group (XDG) has an opening for unusually curious, inquiring and critical device scientists and engineers with broad knowledge of device design across photonic, electronic and/or electromechanical/optomechanical design. Working with world-leading and renowned cross-functional experts at Apple, you will leverage your deep knowledge of device structure, physics and fabrication to design, model, prototype and innovate at all levels.

Description

In this role, you will enjoy innovating through hands-on research, and demonstrating expertise in a field. With input from domain experts and support from an exceptional team, you will help conceive, analyze, model, optimize and evolve new and emerging concepts and devices for future Apple systems. You will use your unusually broad knowledge of photonics, physics and engineering, plus your skill at device modeling, to build deep, quantitative understanding of how optical devices interact with computational systems, and how to optimize those interactions. You will communicate plans and technical results through team meetings, written reports and presentations to wider teams or to management as appropriate. You will participate in the design, prototyping and characterization of resulting devices and systems. Ability to balance the risk of novelty and exploration against delivering value would be a crucial skill for this role, and looking beyond traditional boundaries for applications would be important. You will almost certainly need to learn new things quickly and to the right level of detail, and should have the ability to manage competing demands within an engineering research setting effectively.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in optoelectronics/electromechanical, optomechanical or similar engineering degree.

• Experience setting up lab equipment.

• Experience in research process development, fabricating and characterizing photonic devices.

• Experience in modeling and designing photonic and electronic devices.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in an electro-optical or nanoscale-devices or material-science-of-devices related field with 2+ years of post-PhD relevant experience.

• 3 years relevant industry experience.

• Significant hands-on experience in setting up research laboratory test rigs for nanoscale device test from scratch.

• Deep understanding of materials physics at the nanoscale and principles of nanoscale devices and their fabrication.

• Expertise in Python or at least one modern general purpose scientific programming language.

• Exceptional and proven ability to communicate efficiently and productively with technical peers and with management.

• Enthusiasm for learning new fields and taking on new challenges and a track record of collaborative innovation.

• Strong background in analytical thinking, a self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong work ethic to deliver exploratory research at world-leading levels for the benefit of Apple.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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