Job Details

Instrumentation Calibration Development Engineer

San Diego, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 22, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200603963

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in San Diego, California. Design automated test systems to calibrate and characterize Apple’s novel display panel technology. Develop industry-leading calibration and metrology solutions to support a range of Apple products. Automate the operation of complex hardware components that work in concert to generate volume data. Leverage data to extract critical knowledge to drive corrective actions and operationalize continuous improvement plans. Enhance and develop test automation solutions to be deployed at scale across manufacturing sites. Perform rigorous application of unit testing to evaluate code design and drive high-quality standards. Provide crips and rigorous presentations and reports. Communicate with a broad range of cross-functional teams. International Travel Required 10%. 40 hours/week. 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 $135,400 - $204,000/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 6 months of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 6 months of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Designing and developing test automation solutions for product inspection.

• Writing low-level programming code (C or C++) and scripting (Lua or Python) to automate operation of hardware.

• Analyzing production data for anomalies and driving failure analysis and corrective actions utilizing MATLAB, Python, or JMP for data analysis.

• Developing algorithms (OpenCV library utilization and C/C++ for implementation) to process raw data and derive aggregate figures of merit.

• Mining large data sets to support failure analysis and correlation studies with upstream sources.

• Engaging cross-functional peers to identify testing requirements used to set product requirements.

• Weekly communication with executive chain to update on progress and open issues related to execution and delivery of test automation solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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