Apple
Sensing FEA Engineer
$123K–$214K
San Diego Metro Area, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree; preferred M.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Performs finite element analysis of sensor technologies to assess performance, reliability, and failure causes, and to guide product design.
What you'll do
- Build and validate finite element and analytical models; perform static, dynamic, thermal-mechanical, parametric, and sensitivity analyses.
- Conduct failure analysis and root-cause investigations, and recommend design mitigations based on simulation results.
- Communicate findings and design feedback to cross-functional partners through reports and discussions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 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; in-depth knowledge of FEA theory and numerical methods.
- Experience with nonlinear solid mechanics, sensor technologies, material testing, scripting, AI tools, or other simulation areas.
Pay
$122,700 and $214,300 (base pay range; USD)
Tools
Abaqus, ANSYS, COMSOL, Matlab, Python
AI focus
Experience using AI tools is preferred; no specific AI development work is described.
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