Instrument Systems Design Engineer

Instrument Systems Design Engineer

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Hardware

Posted : Jun 09, 2025

Weekly Hours : 40

Role Number : 200608397

Apple crafts consumer electronics that have touched millions and changed the way people get along with electronic devices around the world. The Product Integrity Group plays a key role in keeping up the standards. Through work with the team you will have the outstanding opportunity to impact products all across Apple, because here, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Are you ready for a challenge?! We are looking for an engineer to design, develop and deploy calibration and test instrumentation systems for Apple's outstanding products. This engineer will work closely with multi-functional groups (Design, ME, EE, SW, Ops, etc.) throughout the New Product Introduction (NPI) phase to ensure the success of current and future Apple products.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the design specification, bring up, validation and deployment of automated instrumentation to calibrate and test Apple's products through NPI and mass production. Responsibilities will be tuned to match the candidate's technical background, but you may be encouraged to :

• Architect instrumentation systems (including HW specification) and maintain those systems through production
• Work with our mechanical engineering team to specify and validate the required mechanical fixtures & automation systems
• Develop, debug, and optimize automation software
• Implement sophisticated audio processing and ML algorithms to evaluate acoustic performance of systems
• Analyze large amounts of data generated from your instrument systems and adopt data-driven approaches to solving engineering challenges
• Perform failure mode root cause analysis and resolution, debugging from the system level down to the component level
• Work closely with Apple Acoustics / N&V, system EE, product design, firmware, operations, and logistics teams. Frequent interactions with contract manufacturers / vendors; developing SOPs, debug instructions, and documentation

Minimum Qualifications

MS in Engineering or related discipline (or BS + 5 years professional experience)

3+ years professional experience (or equivalent) in design, development, debug, validation and working with electro-mechanical systems

Proven understanding of consumer electronics modules like transducers : sensors (light / force / pressure / touch / motion) and / or acoustics (speaker / microphone)

Basic understanding of hardware concepts and EE fundamentals (i.e. HW architecture, block diagrams and schematic design, debug interfaces, etc.)

Programming skills in one or more of the following : C / C++ / Objective-C, along with scripting knowledge (Python, Lua)

Knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP)

Experience analyzing and processing large data sets

Domestic and international travel may be required (up to 10%)

Preferred Qualifications

The following skills are not vital for consideration, but will be considered a plus :

Pay & Benefits

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 $132,100 and $244,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.