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The Apple Camera Hardware Engineering group is responsible for the design, development, test, and qualification of camera hardware for Apple products; our team owns the end-to-end design, production, and testing of high-quality micro- and nano-optic components, including diffractive elements and metasurfaces. In this role you will own how we measure those components - developing new optical test setups, characterizing performance against design intent, and defining the metrology that carries a component from first prototype to mass production. The environment is collaborative and hands-on, spanning optical design, numerical simulation, precision measurement, and semiconductor fabrication.\nDescription\nDevelop new optical test and metrology setups for metasurface and micro-optic components - from concept and prototyping through deployment on the bench and in the fab.\nOperate and maintain new and existing test stations; build prototypes, fixtures, and measurement jigs.\nMeasure and analyze component performance, and correlate results to optical design and simulation and to product-level requirements.\nDefine methods, specifications, and acceptance criteria for both engineering builds and production.\nSpecify vendor test equipment and procedures; qualify vendor and in-line metrology; drive tool-to-tool and site-to-site correlation studies.\nSupport component bring-up, tolerance and robustness studies, and failure analysis.\nInterface across design, process, product, and vendor teams to integrate components into Apple products.\nMinimum Qualifications\nHands-on experience in optical metrology and characterization, such as interferometry, wavefront sensing, MTF/imaging quality, spectrophotometry, ellipsometry/scatterometry, diffraction-efficiency, polarization, or stray-light measurement.\n5+ years of relevant industry experience.\nProven ability to design and build optical test setups from the ground up - sources, detectors, cameras, spectrometers, opto-mechanics, and precision alignment. Prototype- and fixture-building skills are essential.\nDeep proficiency in lab automation and data analysis - instrument control and scripting (Python preferred), statistical analysis, and measurement-system analysis (e.g. Gage R&R, correlation and tolerance studies).\nSolid understanding of physical and wave optics relevant to micro- and nano-optics - diffraction, polarization, and imaging. Familiarity with metasurfaces and nano-photonics is an advantage.\nExperience specifying and qualifying vendor test equipment and procedures, and transferring measurement methods from engineering builds into high-volume manufacturing. 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