Photonics Test Development Hardware Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

2h

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas 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. Dynamic, smart 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 commitment 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 unique and rewarding
opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of
Apple’s customers every single day.

DESCRIPTION

Apple is looking for a Photonics Test Development Hardware Engineer with strong
optics lab skills, coding experience, and passion in scaling technology from
prototype to high-volume manufacturing environment. You will work to develop
scalable optical and optoelectronic test/calibration procedures for integrated
photonics devices in sensing applications. The candidate will develop test
methodologies: spending significant time in the lab, writing code, and defining
test plans/specifications. This will involve designing specialized test
equipment, optimizing calibration processes to achieve high throughput and
yield, running tests/calibrations, working cross-functionally within Apple, and
working with partners external to Apple. Your work will establish the foundation
for transitioning cutting-edge photonics technology into high-volume consumer
products.

Requirements

• BS degree in EE, Physics, or similar Experience with laser, free-space, fiber, or integrated optics, and a variety of optical measurement techniques
• Experience with object-oriented programming and data analysis in Python, or similar

Nice To Haves

• PhD degree in EE, Physics, or similar
• 3+ years of relevant mass production experience developing test processes for photonics or optical systems, including design and specification of custom test equipment and automation solutions
• Experience automating hardware test stations in a lab or manufacturing setting for characterization of active integrated photonic devices
• Experience in modelling, designing, and building free-space, diffuse light, and fiber-based optical setups
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with engineering and operations teams
• Understanding of manufacturing constraints including cost modeling, throughput optimization, and yield considerations
• Experience building and maintaining Python modules, including git-based version control, documentation and continuous integration testing
• Familiarity with basic electronic circuits, control theory, and feedback loops, optics/electronics lab experience, including working with PCBs and test equipment such as oscilloscopes, OSAs, wavemeters, function generators, etc.

Responsibilities

• develop scalable optical and optoelectronic test/calibration procedures for integrated photonics devices in sensing applications
• develop test methodologies: spending significant time in the lab, writing code, and defining test plans/specifications
• designing specialized test equipment
• optimizing calibration processes to achieve high throughput and yield
• running tests/calibrations
• working cross-functionally within Apple
• working with partners external to Apple
• establish the foundation for transitioning cutting-edge photonics technology into high-volume consumer products

What This Job Offers

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