Display Metrology Engineer

Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries! It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world be better than we found it. Apple’s Display Metrology System Engineer is a terrific position for someone passionate about display technology and optical metrology. Be part of the Display Technology team that fosters a collaborative environment with creative talents that build world-class display and optical products and cutting edge technologies. Our team provides opportunities for individuals to contribute across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Engineering excellence and thoroughness are expected and encouraged. Innovations are highly supported and valued. The Display Technology team’s main goals are to constantly push the envelope to design and ship innovative products with best-in-class technologies and user experiences!

Description

This engineer will be responsible for designing and developing objective solutions for calibrating, characterizing, and testing display modules and optical components for Apple products. You will work on metrology systems design, development, validation, and production deployment during New Product Introduction (NPI) stage, with support from SW/HW cross-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Optics, Physics, Computer Science, EE or Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
Experience working in metrology of display (OLED, LCD, LED) or other optical products
Experience building metrology systems, including SW scripting and optical instruments setup
Experience in one or more of following areas: Display design, characterization, calibration or test; Optical instruments, such as CCD/CMOS camera, spectrophotometers, colorimeters; Image processing and machine vision; Opto-mechanical system design

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD in Optics, Physics, Computer Science, EE or Mechanical Engineering or related field
Direct experience on display or optical metrology systems development
Familiar with industrial optical instruments, especially imaging instruments
Strong problem solving skills; positive outlook and eagerness to step into uncharted technology spaces while being able to engineer solutions to meet project timelines
Ability to own areas of responsibility, being able to self-motivate and work independently with critical thinkings
Programming skills in Matlab, Python, C/C++
Strong data analytics and visualization skills with tools like JMP, Python, etc
Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills
The position requires some international travel (up to 10%)

About this role

Summary

Design, develop, and validate optical metrology systems for display modules.

Job title

Display Metrology Engineer

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Cupertino, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

opticsmetrologySW scriptingoptical instrumentsimage processing

Preferred skills

MS or PhD in related fielddisplay developmentimaging instrumentsproblem solvingprogramming in Matlab Python C++data analytics

Specializations

display technologyoptical metrologytest systemsspectrophotometersmachine vision
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City