AirPods Product Design Engineer

Socket.dev; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Audio Product Design team seeks a Product Design Engineer to conceive, design, test and bring to production components that redefine the music experience across AirPods and related devices.

You will collaborate with Industrial Design, Audio Engineering, Packaging, Safety, Hardware Engineering, EMC, Operations and Marketing to integrate advanced components into brand new products, with travel (~10%) expected.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of product design experience; BS in Mechanical Engineering.
• Demonstrated ability in plastic and metal part design.
• Experience with 3-D CAD, DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and geometric tolerancing.
• Analytical/problem solving skills; ability to travel internationally (10%+)

Responsibilities

• Conceive, design, test and bring into production components for air/electronic products.
• Collaborate with Industrial Design, Audio Engineering, Packaging, Safety, Hardware Engineering, EMC, Operations and Marketing.
• Integrate advanced components into brand-new products.
• Travel internationally ~10% is possible.

Skills

Analytical thinking

3-D CAD

Problem solving

Tolerance analysis

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

At Apple, we strive to invent the next generation of the world's finest consumer electronics. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of our devices and the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Audio Product Design team that helps enable our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. We work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love! We are looking for Product Design Engineers to help take Airpods to the next level. Could this be you?

Description

As a member of our Audio Product Design team, you would conceive, design, test, solve problems, and bring into production products that re-define the music experience. We work closely with various multi-functional teams including Industrial Design, Audio Engineering, Packaging, Safety, Hardware Engineering, EMC, Operations and Marketing. Expertly integrating advanced components into brand new products means every single day is different here! This role may require international travel (~10%).

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years experience in product design, or equivalent BS Mechanical Engineering Demonstrated ability in plastic and metal part design 3-D CAD skills Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, and geometric tolerancing Analytical/problem solving skills Some experience with basic finite element analysis and general mechanical engineering analysis Flexibility and comfort working in a quickly changing environment Ability to travel internationally (10%+)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with overseas manufacturers Consumer electronics design experience Integration of wireless antenna (GSM, GPS, Wifi) into mechanical enclosures Experience with component modules (Audio drivers, batteries, power supplies, camera modules, etc.) Design of audio subsystems (microphone, speaker, receiver) MSME