iPhone Touch Sensor Integration Engineer
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Hardware
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The goal of the iPhone Touch Sensing Technology team is to enable the world’s best User Experiences through innovative 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 fields, 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.
We are looking for a talent to design, develop & launch next-generation Touch Sensor Technologies for iPhone.
Key Qualifications
- Solid scripting skills (i.e. Python, MATLAB or C, Python preferred) for design characterization & experiments.
- Fundamental knowledge of sensor physics, circuit design, linear algebra and statistics.
- Leadership skills, ability to thrive in ambiguity and align efforts across teams.
- Strong communication (written & verbal) in both English and Mandarin.
- Knowledge and experience in sensor design preferred. Any background in touch sensor would be advantageous.
- Comfort with a fast-paced environment and appetite for innovation, rigor & healthy paranoia.
- Team player with the ability to work independently and drive things with minimal direction
- Frequent travel within China will be required, depending on project requirement.
- Fluent English and Chinese
Description
You will play a key role in designing, developing, integrating, and launching next-generation touch sensing technologies. Your responsibilities will include:
- Lead efforts to architect design characterization, test and validation plan.
- Contribute to sensor technology scoping and proof-of-concept investigations.
- System-level problem solving - failure analysis, root cause & corrective action proposal.
- Design of Experiments (DOE) creation, execution and data analysis.
- Use scripting skills to automate data collection process and extract key information from data analysis.
- Collaborate with multi-functional partners, including Software, Firmware, Algorithm Engineering, Display Engineering, Mechanical etc.
- Frequent business travel required (Primarily within China. To a lesser extent USA).
Education & Experience
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or,
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering or,
- BS in Electrical Engineering + 3 years of industry experience.