Display Panel Design Engineer

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Apple is looking for a world-class Thin Film Transistor (TFT) panel design engineer to design, develop and launch the next display technologies for the displays in Apple products. The TFT panel design team is responsible for delivering the advanced TFT panel designs and technologies to enable the world’s best display performance in Apple Products. This individual will serve as a focal point for architecting and developing complete TFT pixel and panel designs, including display panel modeling, simulation, integrated circuit-on-panel design, panel architecture, and whole-panel functional simulation.

This role is also expected to strengthen how the team simulates — advancing model fidelity, building automation around simulation and measurement data analysis, and applying AI-assisted workflows to shorten design iteration.

TFT panel architecture scoping and definition TFT device design, modeling, simulation and characteristics measurement Pixel and panel design, layout and parasitic parameter extraction TFT Pixel and panel modeling, characterization, and validation On-panel integrated circuit design, simulation and validation, on both rigid and flexible substrates Develop and maintain design automation for panel simulation, characterization, and measurement data analysis Establish simulation methodology and best practices for the panel design team Failure mode analysis, root cause investigation, and problem solving New TFT technologies exploration, investigation, and validation International business travel to support project implementation Engage and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including TFT process, Display Optics, Touch EE, Display EE, and Mechanical Engineering, Display touch Collaborate with external vendors for display manufacturing

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
• Hands-on experience creating 2D physical layout in a CAD environment such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Laker, or equivalent, including design rule verification and parasitic RC extraction
• Hands-on experience performing circuit simulation with a SPICE-class simulator such as Spectre, HSPICE, or equivalent, including device model setup and interpretation of simulation results
• Understanding the basics of TFT, OLED and panel processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on thin-film devices, display circuits, or semiconductor device physics
• Direct design ownership of an OLED or LCD display product that reached high-volume production
• Experience in display touch
• Experience in measuring and characterizing IV and CV of TFT or OLED devices
• Experience in characterizing panel optical and electrical performance
• Experience in gate, column driver IC and other display electronics designs
• Experience building repeatable automation for simulation, measurement, and data-analysis flows such as Python-driven SPICE sweeps, layout scripting, parametric extraction, log and dataset triage
• Effective use of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate the above, with sound judgment on where results must be verified deterministically rather than accepted as generated
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills