Apple
TFT Process Engineer
$185K–$325K
Sunnyvale, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- A minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience; alternatively, an M.S. in the stated disciplines plus 4 years of TFT industry experience is listed as preferred.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Develop and integrate TFT panel processes and architectures from research through mass production, using AI-assisted simulation, modeling, characterization, and failure analysis.
What you'll do
- Oversee TFT process development and integration for various TFT backplanes, working with display manufacturers from development through mass production.
- Develop AI-enabled simulation, virtual prototyping, mechanical analysis, compact models, and failure-analysis workflows for TFT design and reliability.
- Study future TFT technologies and collaborate with cross-functional teams on display development.
What they ask for
- BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
- TFT industry experience
- Proficiency written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have
- Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Physics
- M.S degree in above mentioned disciplines plus 4 years of TFT industry experience; hands-on development of TFT technologies, device physics knowledge, and display manufacturing, yield, and reliability knowledge
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
TCAD, FEA, SPICE, Verilog-A, a-Si, oxide, LTPS
AI focus
Develop agentic AI workflows for automated device-physics and mechanical analysis; use AI-enhanced compact models and AI-incorporated failure analysis and characterization.
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