# Sensing Hardware Validation Engineer

The Sensing HW team develops groundbreaking sensors that are central to a variety of Apple platforms, including Macs, Audio, the Home ecosystem, and accessories. You will play a key role in developing, characterizing, and validating sensor systems used in these platforms. The ideal candidate will have expertise in touch sensing technologies, hands-on experience with hardware validation processes, and the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to drive product excellence. Familiarity with product integration and manufacturing technologies used in consumer electronics is also preferred. Description You will be responsible for characterizing, integrating, and validating capacitive touch sensors for new product applications from conception through product release. You will collaborate cross-functionally with product design, test, firmware, system engineering, and product operations teams. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Testing Engineering, Mechatronics or related field. Experience in characterization and validation of hardware platforms and devices. Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages for automating test proce

- **Id**: 3951880
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/apple-sensing-hardware-validation-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Shanghai, China
- **Countries**: CN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T23:57:05Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T04:23:18Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 13
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1648
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Operating Systems, Laptops, Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers, Tablets

## Company

- **Id**: 12
- **Name**: Apple
- **Domain**: apple.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/apple>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Apple Jobs

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 824
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.214
- **Repost share**: 0.006
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 122
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 13

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T04:13:04Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 99
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.993
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 12
- **Expected fill days**: 122
- **Reasons**: conf:1, urgency, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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