Display Technologist

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Apple’s Hardware Technologies team develops displays for its products. The Panel Technologies team develops display technology, with work focused on the interactions between OLEDs and thin-film transistor backplanes. The Display Technologist participates in the display design process and develops algorithms that enable new display technologies while supporting performance and reliability.

The role involves analyzing complex display physics and electro-optical systems, breaking multifaceted problems into solvable components, and implementing practical design and algorithmic solutions that balance performance with product longevity. The position also uses optics modeling, data processing, visualization, and statistical methods to extract insights from display performance data.

The Display Technologist collaborates with Display Engineering teams, Silicon Design, Software Engineering, and manufacturing partners. The role requires communicating technical findings to varied audiences and translating complex concepts into actionable engineering decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Optics, Material Science, or Electrical Engineering, plus 10 years of experience; alternatively, an MS or PhD degree plus 8 years of experience.
• Experience using Python and MATLAB for large-scale data collection and analysis.
• Experience in thin-film wave optics and geometric optics modeling.
• Deep understanding of OLED device principles.
• Ability to communicate technical problems and challenges clearly and effectively across cross-functional organizations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the latest consumer electronics display technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the display design process.
• Develop algorithms that enable new display technologies while supporting performance and reliability.
• Analyze complex display physics and electro-optical systems and translate findings into practical design and algorithmic solutions.
• Break multifaceted display physics problems into solvable components and implement solutions that balance performance with product longevity.
• Use data processing, visualization, and statistical frameworks to analyze display performance datasets.
• Collaborate with Display Engineering, Silicon Design, Software Engineering, and manufacturing partners.
• Communicate technical findings and translate complex concepts into actionable engineering decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior