OLED Device Engineer
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 184,700-324,800 / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 23, 2026
Apple is looking for a creative, hands-on, self motivated Engineer who will play a critical role in the design and performance of future displays used in Apple products! Our team has been at the forefront of cutting edge OLED display technology delivering multiple first to market displays with innovative award-winning display performance.
In this role you will be designing, characterizing, and validating the performance of display prototypes, with a particular focus on the optoelectronic function of the display OLED pixels. Heavily supported by opto-electrical models and specialized measurements. This role involves collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, display vendors, and material vendors to design and invent OLED display components.
- Develop and define OLED device electrical and optical performance specifications with potential suppliers.
- Use and expand on world leading OLED simulation tools and measurement equipment
- Lead by example within an internal cross-functional team, where team members possess optical, electrical, device, process and panel design expertise.
- Cover the day to day developments with the display supplier’s OLED engineers as the primary technical contact window.
- Design and coordinate display testing protocols and review test results from the display vendors, system OEMs, and cross-functional groups at Apple.
- 10-15% international travel expected to display vendors for design reviews and planning.
- Bachelor's degree in (Applied) Physics, Electrical Engineering, Material Science or similar with 10 years of industry experience
- Experience in the design, fabrication and characterization of organic optoelectronics materials and devices.
- Solid understanding of organic optoelectronic device physics, optics as well as electronics
- Experience in coding in Matlab, Python, C++, C or similar.
- PhD in (Applied) Physics, Electrical Engineering, Material Science or similar and a minimum of 3 years relevant experience or Master's Degree with 7 years of industry experience
- Experience with SPICE software packages such as Cadence, Synopsis, ALPS or similar
- Experience with drift-diffusion models such as Setfos, Silvaco, or similar
- Experience with building optoelectronics test equipment and measurement automation.
- Expertise in the electrical and optical design and validation of optoelectronic devices with a particular focus on organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) preferred.
- Knowledge and experience in active matrix flat panel displays strongly preferred, particularly in display optics and electronics, fabrication processes, and system design.
- Proven track record in product development from ideation to commercialization in the display industry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high aptitude to collaborate with team members from multiple engineering disciplines.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally.
- Prior industrial or commercially relevant experience will be a key enabler to function in this role.