Motion Sensing System Architect

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 142 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Motion Sensing System Architect

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As a Motion Sensing System Architect, you will join the Motion Sensing Hardware Team to own the end-to-end sensing system architecture for magnetic, inertial, and pressure sensors across various products. You will drive the feature roadmap, translate user needs into technical requirements, and build quantitative models covering the physical, electrical, and algorithmic signal chains. Your daily work involves optimizing sensor placement through modeling and simulation while collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and industrial design teams to balance performance against manufacturing constraints. You will develop automated measurement methods, perform architectural trade-off analyses, and lead validation plans from characterization through production. To succeed, you must possess expertise in transducer physics, signal processing, and multi-physics systems. Required tools include MATLAB, Python, JMP, ANSYS Maxwell, and COMSOL to solve complex integration challenges within the motion sensing domain.

Skills

MEMS Signal Processing MATLAB Python JMP ANSYS Maxwell COMSOL FEA Monte Carlo Simulation Machine Learning Sensor Fusion System Engineering

What you'll do

Drive the motion sensing feature roadmap by evaluating emerging technologies and user needs.
Translate high-level feature requirements into detailed system specifications and sensor module requirements.
Build and validate quantitative end-to-end models of the physical, electrical, and algorithmic signal chains.
Optimize sensor placement using modeling and simulation to meet mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic constraints.
Define and execute comprehensive validation plans from initial characterization through high-volume manufacturing.
Perform architectural trade-off analyses regarding performance, manufacturability, size, schedule, and cost.
Develop automated measurement methods to ensure thorough validation on tight development schedules.
Manage multi-source sensor performance matching and resolve specification issues with suppliers.

What we're looking for

A Bachelor's degree is required.
At least 10 years of relevant industry experience is required.
A PhD with at least 5 years of hands-on experience is preferred.
Candidates must have a practical understanding of motion sensors and related physics.
Experience in the architecture and system-level design of sensing systems is required.
Proficiency in modeling, simulation, and analysis tools like ANSYS Maxwell, COMSOL, MATLAB, Python, or JMP is preferred.
Strong fundamentals in signal processing, probability, statistics, sensor fusion, and machine learning are preferred.
Experience in the characterization, validation, and integration of MEMS sensing systems is preferred.