Display Metrology Engineer

Shanghai Shenzhen 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 and touch modules 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), touch, or other optical products
Experience in building metrology systems, including SW scripting and optical/electronic instruments setup
Experience in one or more of following areas: Display design, characterization, calibration or test; Optical instruments (such as camera, spectrometer, colorimeters); touch calibration and metrology; Image processing and machine vision; Opto-mechanical system design
This position requires international travel around 30%-40%

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD in Optics, Physics, Computer Science, EE or Mechanical Engineering or related field
Direct experience on display, touch, 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 and Python
Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills

About this role

Summary

Design, develop, and validate optical metrology systems for display testing at Apple.

Job title

Display Metrology Engineer

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Shanghai or Shenzhen, on-site preferred, some travel required

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

metrologySW scriptingoptical instrumentsdisplay calibrationimage processing

Preferred skills

MS or PhD in related fielddisplay optical systems developmentimaging instrumentsMatlabPython

Specializations

display technologymetrology optical systemscalibrationtesting
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Shanghai, China

On-site City

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

On-site City