Motion Sensing System Architect

Apple Inc

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Location
San Francisco, CA
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$129,300–$225,300 / yr
Posted
61 days ago
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TL;DR · Motion Sensing System Architect

The Motion Sensing System Architect joins the Motion Sensing Hardware Team to own the end-to-end sensing system architecture for magnetic, inertial, and pressure sensors. This role involves driving the feature roadmap, defining system requirements, and decomposing them into sensor module specifications. You will build and validate quantitative end-to-end models covering the physical, electrical, and algorithmic signal chains to ensure feature-level performance. Key responsibilities include optimizing sensor placement through modeling and simulation while balancing mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic constraints. You will utilize tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, COMSOL, MATLAB, Python, and JMP to perform FEA and Monte Carlo simulations. The role requires expertise in MEMS sensing systems, transducer physics, signal processing, and multi-physics system testing to solve complex motion sensing problems across various product lines.

What you'll do

  • Drive the motion sensing feature roadmap by evaluating emerging technologies and user needs.
  • Translate feature requirements into system-level requirements and specific sensor module specifications.
  • Build and validate quantitative end-to-end models of the sensing signal chain to guarantee performance.
  • Optimize sensor placement using modeling and simulation to meet mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic constraints.
  • Define and execute comprehensive validation plans spanning from initial characterization through high-volume production.
  • Perform architectural trade-off analyses across performance, manufacturability, size, schedule, and cost.
  • Diagnose engineering issues using the scientific method to identify root causes and drive resolutions.
  • Coordinate with suppliers to resolve specification-matching issues and ensure multi-source sensor performance.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree.
  • Practical understanding of motion sensors (magnetic, inertial, pressure) and relevant physics.
  • Experience in architecture and system-level design of sensing systems.
  • Ph.D. and a proven track record of shipping motion sensor or sensing system products (preferred).
  • Experience in architecture, design, characterization, and validation of MEMS sensing systems (preferred).
  • Deep, multi-disciplinary understanding of EE, ME, transducer physics, and system engineering principles (preferred).
  • Proficiency in modeling, simulation, and analysis tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, COMSOL, MATLAB, Python, and JMP (preferred).
  • Strong fundamentals in signal processing, probability, and statistics (preferred).

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