Battery Cell Design Engineer — High-Energy Hardware

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple's Battery Product Development team in Cupertino builds high-energy embedded battery systems for all product lines. You will design and validate battery cells and modules, collaborating with Product Development, Operations, Industrial Design and Reliability Testing to deliver robust hardware.

Qualifications include a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and experience with 3D CAD; an MS and 3+ years of related work are preferred.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Experience with 3D CAD.
• MS degree preferred with 3+ years in the field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute mechanical characterization of the cells to understand and improve the overall functionality for our customers.
• Create and drive innovative mechanical designs using FMEA, DOE, and GD&T with collaboration from the FEA team.
• Define and complete design validation activities including testing, metrology, and statistical analysis.
• Drive failure analyses and DOEs to reach design solutions and corrective actions.
• Develop cell mechanical requirements and specifications to meet customer needs with a multi-functional team.
• Define and complete design validation from prototype bring-up to product testing.
• Conduct design reviews and drive the file release process.
• Travel up to 15% throughout the year.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS degree (preferred)

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

Apple's Battery Product Development team in Cupertino builds high-energy embedded battery systems for all product lines. You will design and validate battery cells and modules, collaborating with Product Development, Operations, Industrial Design and Reliability Testing to deliver robust hardware.

Qualifications include a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and experience with 3D CAD; an MS and 3+ years of related work are preferred.