Apple
Laser Component Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of working epitaxy (EPI)/process experience; experience transferring several projects to high-volume production. Preferred: 10+ years of industry experience in device design, fab process, or process integration for III-V optoelectronics devices.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, or a similar discipline; preferred MS/PhD in a similar discipline.
About the job
Leads development of laser components for Apple products, taking designs through engineering development and qualification toward high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Work with internal R&D and vendors to design laser components, define engineering requirements, and develop robust manufacturing processes.
- Improve device performance and yield, and resolve reliability and performance issues across component, module, and system levels.
- Review vendor yield and performance data, approve engineering sample shipments, and report development and mass-production readiness to cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, or a similar discipline.
- 3+ years of working epitaxy (EPI)/process experience.
- Experience transferring several projects from engineering development to high-volume production.
Nice to have
- MS/PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or a similar discipline; 10+ years of industry experience in III-V optoelectronics device design, fab process, or process integration.
- III-V optoelectronics epitaxy growth background; product engineering experience, including data analysis (JMP) and scripting for data inquiry.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
JMP, VCSEL, LEDs, edge-emitting lasers, photonic-crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSEL)
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