Noise & Vibration Engineer
Summary
At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience - Apple has assembled a world-class Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity and appreciate our products without disturbance from noise. In Apple Acoustics we work with obsessive attention to detail, directly contributing to products that ship to millions of people around the world.
Our Noise & Vibration team contributes to hardware design, validation, and troubleshooting to minimize distracting audible noises and optimize their sound quality. We are a diverse team of acoustics and vibration experts, accomplished listeners, and creative problem solvers. We work daily with multifunctional teams on innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges. We are looking for a Noise & Vibration Engineer to join our team based in Shenzhen, China.
Description
As part of Apple’s Noise & Vibration group, this Engineer will lead the noise and vibration activities in Shenzhen, China, with a wide range of responsibilities, including:
Implementing test methodologies, writing test scripts, and creating test plans and standard operating procedures for acoustic noise testing in factory environments
Analyzing data using noise level, noise spectrum, and sound quality metrics
Troubleshooting design or process issues that result in unwanted acoustic noise
Creating and implementing innovative test and noise issue resolution solutions
Working closely with Apple US & other Noise & Vibration teams, as well as local and headquarters cross-functional teams, across all noise and vibration activities
Coordinating with contract manufacturer teams in testing, failure analysis, data management, and work planning, to ensure smooth lab operation and timely delivery of high-quality test data and troubleshooting results
Setting up factory noise and vibration test labs and bringing up testers
Domestic travel several times per year with occasional international travel
Minimum Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, or related field with 5+ years of directly relevant experience, or MS with 3+ years (or equivalent practical experience/PhD).
- Strong theoretical and experimental background in acoustics and/or vibration.
- Solid noise and vibration testing and data analysis skills, and familiarity with typical noise and vibration testing equipment and analysis tools.
- Acute acoustic listening ability with critical judgment across the audible frequency spectrum for subjective sound quality evaluation.
- Good programming skills in Python, MATLAB, or equivalent languages for test automation, signal analysis, and data visualization or make this requirement weaker by using ‘Comfortable with Matlab, Python, or other scripting languages, and ability to learn new scripting skills’.
- Excellent English communication skills with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with vibration modal testing and analysis
- Experience leveraging LLMs/AI-assisted tools for engineering workflows
- Proven experience in multinational companies, working with cross-functional teams, and/or contract manufacturers and suppliers, is highly desirable
- Ability to effectively contribute in a fast-paced, constantly changing, multitasking environment with shifting priorities.
- Flexibility in problem-solving approaches
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.