Sr. R&D Equipment Design & Development Engineer
Apple
Design
Santa Clara, CA, USA
USD 181,100-318,400 / year + Equity
Posted on Feb 7, 2026
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Display Technologies Organization is looking for an engineer to work on technology development of new display and optical module architectures for future Apple products. The engineer will be working in a highly technical and fast paced team from Apple’s Module Technology Center (MTC). The candidate is expected to work smart and efficiently to design complex R&D equipment, rigorously validate systems, enable novel processes, communicate & report technical learnings to cross-functional collaborators and management. The candidate is expected to have multi-disciplinary skillsets that can efficient work with cross-functional engineers in other domain areas, such as optics, process, electrical, control systems.
This is a hands-on interdisciplinary development role that will require versatility across a variety of tasks in a highly collaborative environment.
- Hands-on design, assembly, validation, and development of new R&D equipment
- Incorporate versatile design solutions that also allow for robust and repeatable processes
- Able to provide scalable solutions of key equipment features for technology transfer to partner teams and/or vendors
- Hands-on testing and validation of critical sub-systems to systematically qualify the overall complex equipment system in development labs
- Clear communication of design intent and features, empirical validation trials, optimization and improvement opportunities, documentation, and reporting results
- Collaboratively work with cross-functional teams to plan and align specific objectives to equipment design features and validation plan
- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with minimum of 10 years of industry experience
- Experience with mechanical design in CAD systems (Solidworks, NX, AutoCAD)
- Experience in complex equipment system design, assembly, testing, validation, bring-up
- Experience w/ various precision motion systems, vacuum systems, machine imaging & sensing systems, handling and/or gripping of miniaturized components, pneumatics, etc.
- Experience with troubleshooting equipment issues by identifying the root cause and implementing an effective solution
- PhD degree with 3+ years or MS degree with 5+ years of experience working on related field preferred
- Good technical communication to clearly layout design features, capability, and challenges
- Flexible and collaborative: willing to work in fast paced lab environment and open to incorporate various ideas and feedback
- Attentive to detail with demonstrated ability to work with teams to produce professional, high-quality results
- Proven track record to bring novel equipment design from R&D to scalable solutions
- AI/ML experience to augment or enhance mechanical design, data analysis, or training models
- Programming (such as Python, C++, or Labview) for system controls, GUI and algorithms
- Well organized and clear communication of in depth technical results and issues to executive management
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