Apple
Sr. R&D Equipment Design & Development Engineer
$185K–$325K
Santa Clara, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 21, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years of industry experience; preferred alternatives: PhD with 3+ years or MS with 5+ years of related experience.
- Education
- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; preferred: PhD or MS.
About the job
Designs, builds, validates, and scales R&D equipment for development of future display and optical module architectures.
What you'll do
- Design, assemble, test, and validate complex R&D equipment and critical subsystems.
- Develop robust, repeatable equipment solutions that can scale for transfer to partner teams or vendors.
- Coordinate equipment objectives and validation plans with cross-functional teams; document and communicate results.
What they ask for
- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- At least 10 years of industry experience.
- Experience with mechanical design in CAD systems (Solidworks, NX, AutoCAD).
- Experience designing, assembling, testing, validating, and bringing up complex equipment systems; experience troubleshooting equipment issues.
Nice to have
- PhD with 3+ years or MS with 5+ years of related experience.
- AI/ML experience; programming such as Python, C++, or Labview.
Pay
USD $184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)
Tools
Solidworks, NX, AutoCAD, Python, C++, Labview
AI focus
Preferred AI/ML experience to augment or enhance mechanical design, data analysis, or training models.
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