Apple
Motion Sensing System Architect
$185K–$325K
San Francisco Bay Area, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant industry experience; alternatively, the preferred qualification states a PhD with 5+ years of hands-on experience and a proven track record shipping motion sensor or sensing system products.
- Education
- BS; preferred: PhD.
About the job
Owns end-to-end architecture, integration, and validation of motion-sensing systems across Apple products, from sensor physics and requirements through manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Define motion-sensing feature roadmaps and translate feature needs into traceable system and sensor specifications.
- Model, optimize, integrate, and validate sensors and their signal chains, including placement and production readiness.
- Analyze trade-offs and issues, coordinate across teams and suppliers, and communicate findings, risks, and recommendations.
What they ask for
- BS degree and at least 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Practical understanding of magnetic, inertial, and pressure motion sensors and relevant physics.
- Experience in sensing-system architecture and system-level design.
Nice to have
- PhD with 5+ years of hands-on experience and a track record shipping motion-sensor or sensing-system products.
- Experience with MEMS sensing systems, modeling and simulation, sensor placement, and validation.
Pay
USD $184,700 to $324,800 base salary
Tools
ANSYS Maxwell, COMSOL, MATLAB, Python, JMP, FEA, Monte Carlo
AI focus
Machine learning competency is an asset; the posting does not specify other AI work.
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