Senior Acoustic Transducer Engineer
Apple
Boulder, CO, USA
Posted on Nov 13, 2024
Summary
Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200578346
At Apple, we believe sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Over the years, Apple has amassed a world-class Acoustics organization that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. Apple Acoustics works with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love! Within this Acoustics org, our Transducer Engineering team pioneers novel speaker designs that are integrated into all Apple products. We are a diverse team of acoustics and vibration experts, accomplished listeners, and creative problem solvers. We work closely with multi-disciplined specialists including mechanical engineers, system engineers, industrial designers, audio tuners and components suppliers to conceptualize and create transducers that enhance the audio experience for our customers. We are looking for an Acoustic Transducer Engineer to help take future Apple products to the next level. Could this be you?
Description
As an Acoustic Transducer Engineer at Apple, you will work with a team of people who are passionate about audio and delivering the best possible user experience. You will drive all aspects of transducer design and development, helping our manufacturing partners scale production and testing. The role involves linear and non-linear computer simulation of electromagnetic, acoustics and structural mechanics. You will optimize each design aspect for our custom transducers and work with other multi-functional teams to deliver an extraordinary audio experience to millions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Most of our engineers have advanced degrees in Acoustics or an equivalent field (physics, electrical or mechanical engineering, etc.), but if you’ve followed a different path to expertise in acoustics and transducer design that’s fine too!
- Accomplished communicator who works cross functionally, self-disciplined with the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and prioritize
- Ability to travel internationally
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of transducer design experience with wide range of speaker designs (from single suspension micro speaker design to professional speakers) and strong understanding of loudspeaker design methods (and tradeoffs such as power, dimensions and cost)
- Experience with speaker components and materials, assembly techniques and process together with their integration into products
- Experience with Finite Element Analysis software COMSOL for magnetic circuits, mechanics and acoustics simulations
- Working knowledge of lumped-parameter simulation methods and tools, as implemented in either equivalent circuit simulators or System Dynamics simulators (MATLAB and Simulink)
- Experience with Speaker LPM and nonlinear parameters measurements systems like Klippel
- Experience with 3D solid modeling and meshing tools
- Proven ability to work with manufacturing suppliers/vendors on DFM from early design phase to prototyping and mass production
- Demonstrated ability to provide effective failure analysis of transducers through prototype to mass production builds
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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