Why Apple? We live in a mobile and device driven world where knowledge of the physical world around us is needed. We rely on this knowledge to get around, to learn about our environment and to design and enable spectacular new and challenging features for custom applications.
Apple is meeting those challenges as robustly and as creatively as possible and is looking for people who want to be a part of our Camera Semiconductor Technologies Hardware team.
The Camera Hardware team is responsible for all research, design, development, test, and qualification of camera hardware for Apple products. As a key member of the Camera Semiconductor Technologies, you will be responsible for working with suppliers to help design and bring up new sensing devices to enhance performance and yields. You will work with operations engineering on yield issues, as well as work with suppliers on process development to enable next generation sensing technologies.
Description
As a Sensor Device & Process Engineer, you will own the semiconductor processes and the specs for the processes.
Minimum Qualifications
BS degree or equivalent job-related experience in physics, electrical engineering, or a similar field.
Experience in optoelectronic devices.
Ability to perform analytical and problem-solving tasks based on device physics knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications
MS/PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or a similar field
10+ years of relevant industry experience in sensor manufacturing or process integration
Ability to work closely with others in a very multi-functional team environment
Understand semiconductor industrial standards
Demonstrated success with sensors fabricated in modern foundries or captive fabs
Experience with standard reliability test, failure model, and ability to identify potential weaknesses and predict a product's lifespan
Familiar with various image sensor technology, metrics, and camera usage
Ability to define simulations and work with simulation engineer in realizing realistic simulations of new ideas
Responsibilities
Collaborate with global sensor suppliers to evaluate their manufacturing capability and to create an Apple specific roadmap.
Work with design teams to assure that the process roadmap will meet our needs.
Work with suppliers on new product development, performance and yield improvement, reliability qualification, and fab qualification.
Collaborate with the internal and external teams to implement new process technologies.
Work with internal and external teams to assure that sufficient and correct testing is implemented at all stages to guarantee performance.
Keep track of the process nodes and PDK’s used on all of our Sensors and maintain our Sensor process roadmap.
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