Apple
Sensing FEA Engineer
$185K–$325K
San Francisco Bay Area, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS; preferred: M.S. degree or higher in a related field.
About the job
Conduct finite element analysis of sensing technologies to guide design, validate performance, and improve product reliability.
What you'll do
- Build and validate finite element and analytical models; perform static, dynamic, thermal-mechanical, parametric, and sensitivity analyses.
- Drive failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and design mitigations, and provide design feedback based on simulation results.
- Summarize and communicate analysis findings to cross-functional partners.
What they ask for
- BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience with Abaqus, ANSYS, COMSOL, or other FEA tools.
- Strong engineering fundamentals in solid mechanics.
Nice to have
- M.S. degree or higher in a related engineering field.
- Experience in nonlinear solid mechanics, consumer electronics or sensor simulation, material testing and calibration, scripting, or AI tools.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
Abaqus, ANSYS, COMSOL, Matlab, Python
AI focus
Preferred experience using AI tools.
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