Optical Engineer

Summary

Apple’s display technology team features a collaborative environment with creative and elite products & pioneering technologies. Our team provides opportunities for individuals to give across a spectrum of areas. Outstanding engineering excellence and thoroughness are expected and encouraged. Innovation, IP and patent creation are highly supported and valued. Opening the boundaries to design and ship innovative products with outstanding technologies and user experiences are the goals of our team. Join us in crafting solutions the world doesn't know of yet. To be successful, you thrive in a dynamic, agile, multi-disciplinary, and hands-on environment that values engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Biophysics, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

Thorough understanding and experiences in optical instruments (imaging and non-imaging) design, modeling and performance quantification. Strong analytical model building and problem-solving capability Proficiency in one or more optical modeling tools for imaging optics (e.g. Zemax, LightTools, etc.), and/or physical optics (e.g. FDTD, RCWA, etc.) Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently across a range of technical subject areas with a broad slate of partners, including management, peers, and suppliers. Deep experience in any of the following fields is a plus: AR/VR display, camera lens, camera, OCT, LIDAR, microscopy, spectroscopy, optical wavefront metrology, semiconductor laser, optical grating, prescription glasses, tunable light source, or integrating sphere.

Description

As an optical engineer focused on novel instrumentations, you will be responsible for designing and developing industry leading optical instruments for metrology systems. These optical instruments are for calibrating and testing optical display modules, across multiple product lines (e.g. vision, phone, watch, mac, pad …), in NPI (new product introduction) stage.

Responsibilities

Design and specify optical architecture of metrology system and key instruments, e.g. imaging and non-imaging optics, image sensing module, photodetectors, light sources, … 
 Design novel methods for optical instruments calibration. Derive instruments’ requirements from metrology needs, and design metrics to quantify optical instruments’ performance. Conduct effective FA (failure analysis) & CA (corrective action) for optical instruments and metrology systems, through analytics, numerical modeling, and bench-top testing. 
 Lead optical instrument vendors for customization. Develop performance verification protocol to ensure the instrument performance complies with defined requirements.
 Provide crisp and rigorous presentation and report, on subjects listed above. And communicate with a broad range of cross-functional teams. Require domestic and international travel for work (up to 20%)