Acoustic Engineer - iPhone Integration

Summary

At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences, and sound is an essential and compelling facet. Apple Acoustics is a world-class Acoustics team that enables people to communicate and experience music with greater clarity and deeper emotion. We work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love. Our iPhone Acoustics Integration team owns the audio experience for iPhone. We are a team of engineers, tinkerers, and audio lovers who operate at the intersection of hardware, software, and acoustic design. If you're someone who obsesses over how things sound, we want to hear from you.

Minimum Qualifications

Passion for audio and fundamental knowledge of acoustic theory. Eagerness to take on new challenges with personal ownership, learn new skills, and drive tasks from start to finish independently. Thrive in cross-functional collaboration, communicating acoustic requirements, assessing trade-offs, and thinking strategically about risk. Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. BS/MS or equivalent work experience, preferably specializing in acoustics. Willing to travel, up to 10% internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years in an acoustics engineering role with proven success prototyping, producing, and shipping high-volume consumer electronics with overseas manufacturers. Knowledge of electrodynamic transducer design and MEMS, including simulation of transducers and acoustic porting (lumped parameter, FEM/BEM, COMSOL). Hands-on experience integrating speakers and microphones, including designing for water, dust, and chemical resistance. Passionate about audio feature development and creative sound design, e.g. beamforming, spatial audio, EQ/filter design, compression/limiting, and using tools like Max MSP and Logic Pro. Skilled in acoustic measurement and data acquisition (Klippel, SoundCheck, Audio Precision, or similar), audio signal processing, and 3D CAD. Skilled in high-level programming (MATLAB or Python).

Description

As an Acoustic Engineer on this team, you will take innovative audio concepts from early ideation all the way to mass production, shaping how millions of people experience sound every day. You'll own acoustic design and integration across product lines, ensuring the overall audio experience is second to none. This involves deep collaboration with Transducer Design, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, Software, Tuning, Operations, and Reliability teams. Through simulation, prototyping, tuning, and validation, you will push the boundaries of what's possible in compact acoustic systems.