Module Process Engineer - AR/VR

Role Number: 200687586-0836

Summary

At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. The Display Module Technology (DMT) team within the Display Technologies Organization develops innovative manufacturing process technologies to address complex design challenges that directly impact the future, quality, and delivery of Apple optics technology. Operating at a fast pace within a collaborative and diverse environment, the team invents and scales robust solutions to bring revolutionary hardware concepts into reality.

Description

This senior engineering role serves as a key technical focal point in the process development and integration of advanced AR/VR optical modules, guiding projects from early concept and architecture stages through product engineering validation builds. The position drives the display or optical module process end to end, from proof-of-concept to volume manufacturing, managing complex technical challenges across disciplines, and aligning cross-functional teams with external manufacturing partners down to the finest detail.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent job-related experience with minimum of 10 years of experience or Advanced degree

• Experience in process development and integration for advanced optics/display modules, consumer electronics, or high-precision optical hardware.

• Experience leading Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives from early architecture and concept phases through engineering validation builds.

• Demonstrated experience conducting root-cause failure analysis and defining corrective-action strategies for multi-variable manufacturing and assembly processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering discipline, Materials Science, Optics, or related field.

• In-depth technical experience developing assembly, integration, and packaging processes specifically for AR/VR display systems, micro-displays, or high-precision optical sub-assemblies.

• Demonstrated ability to synthesize high-volume, ambiguous, or contradictory technical data to solve persistent engineering challenges and create structured problem-solving frameworks.

• Track record of consistently achieving aggressive milestones and delivering breakthrough technical results under challenging circumstances or shifting project conditions.

• Passion for precision and deep-dive engineering, with demonstrated success rethinking or refining subtle component details that significantly improve overall module performance.

• Proven capability to balance high-stakes stakeholder expectations, navigate competing technical priorities, and build alignment across diverse cross-functional teams and external vendors .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.