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Touch HW EE Validation Engineer

Apple

Location

Austin, TX, Cupertino, CA, San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/11/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Touch Technology team at Apple is focused on developing innovative touch solutions that enhance user experience across various products like iPhones and iPads. The team emphasizes a collaborative environment that promotes engineering excellence and creativity. In this role, the engineer will be responsible for ensuring that Apple products meet high touch performance standards. This includes developing validation methodologies from proof-of-concept to mass production.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
  • BS degree in a related field, with an MS or PhD preferred.
  • Fundamental knowledge of physics, analog circuits, and signals analysis.
  • Experience with touch technology.
  • High proficiency in software and algorithm prototyping 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 or JMP.
  • Excellent project management, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategies and solutions to meet touch performance standards.
  • Execute validation and characterization methodologies for touch solutions.
  • Own validation and test efforts on analog, mixed signal, or sensor products.
  • Break down existing algorithms to enhance understanding.
  • Collaborate with team members to foster innovation and creativity.

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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