Role at a glance
- Salary
- $150.4K – $277.6K/yr
- Location
- Cupertino, California, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2-5 years minimum experience in high-volume product development
- Education
- Master’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Acoustics or equivalent field.
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Role Summary
The Senior Noise & Vibration Engineer will join Apple’s Acoustics Noise & Vibration team, supporting hardware design, validation, and troubleshooting across Apple’s product line. The role focuses on quantifying and analyzing noise and vibration, establishing validation methods, and helping multifunctional teams address engineering challenges and improve audio quality.
What You'll Do
- Author SOPs, test plans, and specifications
- Quantify noises and facilitate user studies
- Establish thresholds in laboratory and factory environments
- Educate multifunctional teams on standard methodologies and run studies to learn new best practices
- Lead analysis of validation work to understand root causes of problems
- Support and drive technology initiatives focused on projects
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View full postingQualifications
Master’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, or an equivalent field; 2-5 years minimum experience in high-volume product development including acoustic design validation and vibration mitigation design.
Required
- Master’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, or equivalent field
- 2-5 years minimum experience in high-volume product development including acoustic design validation and vibration mitigation design
Preferred
- Fundamental knowledge of how voltage potential and current can lead to vibration
- Knowledge of acoustics and vibration principles and how motion of mechanical systems turns into radiated noise
- Good understanding of electrical-acoustic transducers and their impact from external physical phenomena
- Acoustic and vibration measurement skills with experience making low noise measurements in anechoic/hemi-anechoic chambers
- Excellent hearing over the audible frequency range
- Ability to learn new coding languages and navigate datasets
- Good understanding of magnetics and how force can be generated in a complex magnetic environment
Original job description
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Summary
At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. In Apple Acoustics we work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love!
Our Noise & Vibration team contributes to hardware design, validation, and troubleshooting to minimize distracting audible noises and optimize their sound quality. This validation includes reducing noise picked up by internal microphones and thereby improve quality of audio features. We are a diverse team of acoustics and vibration experts, accomplished listeners, and creative problem solvers. We work daily with multifunctional teams on innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges. We are looking for a Senior Noise & Vibration Engineer to join our team. Could this be you?
Description
As an Electronic Noise & Vibration engineer, you will author SOPs, test plan and specifications. You will quantify noises, facilitate user studies, establish thresholds in lab and factory environments. These will enable you to educate multi-functional teams to implement known standard methodologies and run studies to learn new best practices. The analysis of the validation work that you will lead will help you to better understand root causes of various problems. You will also support and drive technology initiatives focused on projects. You will work closely with partner facilities overseas but will need to travel minimally.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Acoustics or equivalent field.
2-5 years minimum experience in high-volume product development which include acoustic design validation as well as vibration mitigation design.
Preferred Qualifications
Fundamental knowledge of how voltage potential and current can lead to vibration.
Knowledge of acoustics and vibration principles and how motion of mechanical systems turns into radiated noise.
Good understanding of electrical-acoustic transducers, and how they are impacted by external physical phenomenon.
Acoustic and vibration measurement skills with experience making low noise measurements in anechoic/hemi-anechoic chambers.
Accomplished listener with excellent hearing over the audible frequency range.
Creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.
Ability to learn new coding languages and navigate datasets.
Good understanding of magnetics and how force can be generated in a complex magnetic environment.
Pay & Benefits — Cupertino, California, United States
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Application Deadline
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
About the company
Apple
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Apple Inc. is a global technology company known for its innovative products and services, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Founded in 1976, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of design and functionality, earning a reputation for high-quality consumer electronics and software solutions like iOS and macOS. With a strong commitment to user experience and privacy, Apple also leads in digital services, offering platforms such as the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud. The company's focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility further enhances its standing as a leader in the technology sector.
Apple Inc. is a global technology company known for its innovative products and services, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Founded in 1976, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of design and functionality, earning a reputation for high-quality consumer electronics and software solutions like iOS and macOS. With a strong commitment to user experience and privacy, Apple also leads in digital services, offering platforms such as the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud. The company's focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility further enhances its standing as a leader in the technology sector.