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Touch HW EE Validation Engineer

Apple

Location

Austin Metro Area, TX, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Touch Technology team at Apple focuses on developing innovative touch solutions that enhance user interaction with devices like iPhones and iPads. The team aims to create the best multi-touch user experience and fosters a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and engineering excellence. The engineer in this role will work on validation and characterization methodologies for touch solutions, ensuring they meet high performance standards. This position requires a strong electrical engineering background and a willingness to tackle complex problems.

Requirements

  • Strong electrical engineering background in analog/mixed-signal testing methodologies.
  • Minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree.
  • Multi-disciplinary understanding of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and physics principles.
  • High proficiency in software and algorithm prototyping/analysis using scripting languages like Matlab or Python.
  • Experience in hardware prototyping and Design of Experiments (DoE).
  • Proficient in data visualization and statistical analysis tools such as Tableau, SpotFire, JMP, Python, or Matlab.
  • Excellent project management, written and verbal communication skills, and solid people skills.
  • Experience with touch technology.
  • Master's degree with relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategies and solutions to ensure Apple products meet touch performance standards.
  • Execute validation and characterization methodologies for touch solutions from proof-of-concept to mass production.
  • Break down existing algorithms to enhance understanding and improve performance.
  • Collaborate with team members in a hands-on environment to foster innovation.
  • Manage projects effectively while communicating with various stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Apple Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

1,065

FY2026

Approval rate

99.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

9,221

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+30%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-35%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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