Apple
Audio Instrumentation & Calibration Design Engineer
$135K–$250K
Boulder, Colorado · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years of professional experience; preferred: PhD or 3+ years of professional experience.
- Education
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, or a similar field.
About the job
Develops, deploys, and qualifies acoustic calibration and test instrumentation for Apple products, from lab systems to automated manufacturing-line tools.
What you'll do
- Specify, develop, and deploy acoustic instrumentation systems; qualify them in production environments.
- Perform acoustic and vibro-acoustic simulations using FEA.
- Acquire equipment and analyze calibration and performance data using Excel, Matlab, or JMP.
What they ask for
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, or a similar field.
- 1+ years of professional experience.
- Deep familiarity with room acoustics and/or transducer design; experience with acoustic and multi-physics simulation (Comsol/Ansys).
- Experience with CAD tools, preferably NX/UG, and programming in one or more of C/C++/Python/Matlab.
Nice to have
- PhD or 3+ years of professional experience; high-volume consumer electronics manufacturing experience.
- Experience designing scalable instrumentation and HW/SW automation, working with contract manufacturers, or specifying acoustic materials.
Pay
$134,700 and $249,500 USD base salary
Tools
FEA, Excel, Matlab, JMP, Comsol, Ansys, NX/UG, C/C++/Python/Matlab
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