iPhone Touch Sensing Electrical Design Engineer
Apple
Other Engineering, Design
San Francisco, CA, USA · Oregon, USA · San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA · Multiple locations
USD 181,100-318,400 / year + Equity
Posted on May 17, 2026
The goal of the iPhone Touch Sensing Technology team is to enable the world’s best User Experiences through state-of-the-art sensing solutions. The team designs, develops, and delivers high-precision, low-latency MultiTouch solutions that are the gold standard in the smartphone/mobile industries. New challenges arise every day that require innovation across several technical disciplines, including EE, Math, Physics, and Algorithms. Come join us in delivering technology from proof-of-concept through ultra-high-volume production! Our team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that cultivates engineering excellence and creativity.
As a iPhone Touch Sensing Electrical Design Engineer you will play a key role in designing, developing, integrating, and launching next-generation touch sensing technologies.
- Own the design and release of Touch sensing hardware components to deliver world class user experience.
- Drive Touch sensing hardware design and validation, collaborate with cross-functional partners and manufacturers to achieve sensing performance, coexistence, and reliability readiness for mass production.
- Spearhead the development and deployment of innovative calibration and test strategies.
- Lead failure mode analysis from root cause diagnosis to corrective action through the product life cycle.
- Shape next-generation touch technology through performance optimization, emerging sensor exploration, and proof-of-concept investigations.
- Business travel may be required to support product development.
- Hands-on experience in system-level EE design, architecture, characterization and validation.
- Fundamental knowledge of physics, analog circuit and signals analysis, circuit design, linear algebra and statistics.
- Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, SPICE, or similar simulation and modeling tools.
- BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
- Experience with sensor design and systems integration.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and solid teamwork.
- Experience with high-volume mass production is a plus.
- Attention to detail with proven collaboration and leadership skills.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity, independently converge technical issues, and align efforts across teams.
- MS or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.