About the role

AI summarised

The Active Alignment Process Engineer (R&D) at Apple will collaborate with internal designers and external vendors to develop new equipment, processes, and methods for validating and monitoring active alignment solutions in optical modules. This role supports the transition from lab-scale innovation to mass production, focusing on optical device alignment, process efficiency, yield improvement, and cross-functional communication. The engineer will contribute to the design of next-generation Apple products by enabling manufacturable solutions for emerging optical technologies.

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Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal designers and external vendors to enable design not achievable in the existing supply chain
Develop new equipment, processes, and methods for process validation and monitoring
Convert lab-scale ideas into mass-produced parts
Work closely with internal teams (design, operation) and external vendors/contract manufacturers
Deliver active alignment solutions for new optical modules from engineering to mass production phases
Develop new equipment (new machine model/variant), process recipes, and validation/control methods
Deploy solutions at contract manufacturer sites
Improve process efficiency and yield through DOE and bottleneck analysis
Translate optical design documents into alignment and process requirements
Enable equipment and process transition from prototype build to mass production phase

Requirements

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Engineering, Physics, or Materials or equivalent
Expertise in either optics attach (active alignment) process or optical functionality test of optical devices (e.g., camera, projector, range finder, flashlight, proximity sensor)
Experience in tooling-up existing process machines for new optical devices (>3 years)
Experience in improving process efficiency and yield (e.g., DOE, machine bottleneck analysis) (>3 years)
Clear and effective communication (written, in person, and virtual) skill
Licensed to operate laser (e.g., Singapore NEA N3 license) [Preferred]
Experience in developing new mass production equipment and process for new optical devices [Preferred]
Experience in translating optical design documents to alignment and process requirements [Preferred]
Expertise in optical domain to understand/read optical design documents [Preferred]
Expertise in electrical/electronic field to understand/read EE design documents [Preferred]
Experience in enabling equipment and process from prototype build to mass production phase [Preferred]