JobsSystems Engineer - Input Systems
Job description
This role is focused on systems architecture for Apple's vision products, which include head-worn compute platforms designed to enhance productivity when paired with Mac. The main objective is to fuse spatial inputs with traditional input methods to improve efficiency without increasing cognitive or physical fatigue. The engineer will work closely with various teams to ensure a seamless integration of technologies and will be responsible for validating input efficiency improvements. This position requires a blend of technical expertise and a deep understanding of human-computer interaction.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Human Factors/Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in systems engineering, HCI, or input-technology roles, ideally on shipped consumer hardware
- Deep experience in systems engineering for human input devices, sensor fusion, or human-computer interaction on shipping consumer hardware
- Experience with sensor fusion algorithms and multi-modal input systems
- Fluency in the trade-offs between input speed, precision, and physical/cognitive fatigue across various input modalities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Define the system-level architecture for fusing spatial input with keyboard, mouse, and trackpad signals into a single interaction model
- Set and validate input-efficiency improvement targets against Mac-only baselines across productivity tasks
- Own the specification for preserving high-rate text input while augmenting it with fusion technologies
- Build measurement methodologies for input efficiency and comfort, treating both as co-primary metrics
- Decompose the fused-input experience into system requirements and drive them through various teams
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams to land a coherent end-to-end specification
- Run structured human-performance studies and own the resulting data to determine actual performance improvements
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.
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