Polymer Chemist

Job Summary

Summary Posted: May 20, 2025 Role Number: 200605704 The Vision Display Group (VDG) team designs and develops innovative display technologies to support Apples phenomenal product line! This includes total development, optimization, and integration of display material, optics, and process to deliver superior optical, mechanical, and reliability performances. The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation. As part of Apple design and development team you will be working with some of the most talented people in the field, and will be contributing to exciting new products that will touch lives of millions and enrich your career with invaluable experience!We are looking for a polymer chemist with a strong background on material development, integration, and manufacturing. The incumbent needs to have hands-on experience on photo-and/or thermal-curable chemistry to develop new optical materials with desired performances through iterations of formulation design of experiments (DOE), and material characterization. In addition, the ideal candidate should have lab-to-market experience including, but not limited to, formulation QC, process development, scale-up and manufacturing. Lastly, this candidate must work well in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment, communicates complex concepts clearly, must be a team player with a can-do attitude and a strong sense of urgency.

Description

Description - Design and develop new polymer materials for next-generation vision products.- Conduct formulation DOE to optimize the optical, mechanical, reliability properties of the new materials.- Develop the process for the new materials to meet the product requirements.- Develop and validate Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) metrics and quantitative analytical methods from raw material selection to formulation to final component fabrication to ensure all aspects of new product launch initiative are managed and controlled.- Correlate materials-level analytical data to final component/system performances to define materials-level and in-process specifications.- Work with cross-functional team to validate the performance.- Lead efforts in failure analysis of both materials and component level issues and develop/validate effective solutions.- Drive toll manufacturing vendor scouting, qualification, technology transfer, and capability development for formulation scale-up and manufacturing.

Additional Information

Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $157,800 and $280,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apples discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apples Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Youll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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