Optical System Engineer - Camera Hardware

$143,100 - $264,200/Yr

Apple - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Sunnyvale, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Optical Engineer position within Apple's Camera Hardware Engineering group focuses on designing and developing innovative lens systems for camera modules. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance image quality and integrate new lens designs into Apple products, ensuring a superior photography experience for users.

Responsibilities

• Work on new lens designs, characterization, and integration into CMOS imager sensor-based camera modules.
• Complete analysis of the optical element's influence on the image quality characteristics of the camera module.
• Work with suppliers on prototype design and manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot issues with suppliers by defining proper metrology, requesting and analyzing the necessary data, and making a decision on the solution.
• Communicate your design decision to the cross-functional team.
• Drive your own schedule without a large overhead.
• Take design into production.

Requirements

• BS in a relevant field and a minimum of 3 years of industry experience.
• Experience in lens design and tolerance analysis.
• Experience in stray light analysis.
• Proficiency with ZEMAX, CODE V, FRED, LightTools, etc.
• Ability to perform comprehensive optical and image quality characterization of the lens and the camera module.
• Ability to communicate optical design decisions to multi-functional teams.
• Experience making difficult design decisions with limited information.
• Ability to analyze production data and extract relevant data.
• Collaborate with the assembly and packaging groups to support integration of camera lens into module.

Nice-to-haves

• High energy, multi-tasker, resourceful problem solver, ability to work under pressure, take initiative.
• Working knowledge of opto-mechanics and optics manufacturing.
• Track record of imaging-related innovations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance