FEA Engineer

Apple is looking for a FEA engineer to lead structural, thermal, and dynamic analysis of touch sensor, flat panel displays and their integration process to join our team!

• Craft and implement analysis of groundbreaking designs
• Enable early material, process, and structural design optimization
• Root cause and failure analysis of mechanical problems
• Generate FEA/analytical models of mechanical parts, modules, and assemblies
• Perform static, dynamic, structural, and thermal-mechanical analysis
• Implement and optimize models for large-scale datasets on scalable ML platforms
• Own and drive material characterization and testing plan
• Apply methods of modeling and analysis of modules across programs
• Integrate module models into larger system assemblies
• Communicate and report analysis results to the team and cross-functional peers
• Brainstorm and propose solutions to problems based on data analysis
• Generate applicable engineering specifications and create processes for consistent early analysis and design validation
• Drive failure analysis, root cause efforts, and design experiments to resolve difficult problems

• B.S. Degree minimum in Mechanical Engineering or Materials Science or related field
• 3 years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with advanced FEA analysis in consumer electronic products and/or modules
• Ph.D. or M.S. degree in Physics, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering with related field experience preferred
• Experience with LS-DYNA and ANSYS-ICEPAK
• Working knowledge with adhesive material, ACF material, flat panel display material
• Strong Expertise in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Optimization
• Strong expertise in GNNs, CNNs, and transformer-based architectures
• Direct experience with flat panel display, touch sensor, lamination process is preferred
• Experience working with Abaqus or ANSYS
• Experience with flex circuits, ACF bonding, flex bending, adhesives, flat panel display, material science and/or basic chemistry
• Experience with structural and thermal focus; non-linear FEA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and people skills
• Ability to interact with management, team members and external vendors

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity