Hardware Product Design Engineer - Mac Engineering

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino is seeking a Product Design Engineer to ideate concepts, prototype, test, and refine designs for the next generation of portable and desktop computers.

You will collaborate with industrial designers, hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to optimize function, cosmetics, and manufacturability, while traveling up to 20% to Asia for factory builds. The role requires a BS in Mechanical Engineering and 2+ years of mechanical engineering experience, with strong

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Engineering fundamentals include solid mechanics, material science, heat transfer, mechanism design, and manufacturing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to brainstorm with teammates.
• 2+ years of experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Collaborative and receptive to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with industrial designers, hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to refine and execute product design.
• Develop initial product layouts and generate concepts; prototype, demonstrate, and test.
• Partner with vendors and internal teams to optimize designs for function, cosmetics, and manufacturability.
• Ensure designs meet requirements throughout their lifecycle; perform stress and tolerance analyses.
• Travel up to 20% in Asia to support factory builds.

Skills

Mechanical Eng

Solid mechanics

Material science

Heat transfer

Mechanism design

Manufacturing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Do you love utilizing your creativity, spatial reasoning & attention to detail to collaboratively solve design challenges? The Mac Product Design team works with other engineers and designers to seamlessly integrate technology into the next generation of portable and desktop computers. We apply a genuine sense of curiosity and dedication to delivering truly innovative and relevant products that enrich our customers’ lives. We want you to join our cohesive and diverse family of Product Design Engineers to do the most impactful work of your life. In this role, you will ideate concepts, design down to the details, prototype & test, and travel to assembly sites to optimize the design.

Description

Collaborate with industrial designers, product integrity, hardware, software, and technology groups to refine & execute on the design of the product. Develop initial product layouts. Generate concepts, prototype, demonstrate & test to drive down-selection. Partner with external vendors & internal manufacturing teams to optimize designs for function, cosmetics and manufacturability. Ensure design meets requirements throughout its lifecycle by performing stress, tolerance, and failure analysis. Travel up to 20% in Asia to support factory builds. Skills you will strengthen on the job: tolerance analysis, geometric dimensioning & tolerancing, design for assembly/manufacturability, designing for high volume manufacturing of injection molded, die cast, sheetmetal, and machined parts, metrology, simple fixture design, computer aided design, statistical process control, failure analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Engineering fundamentals: solid mechanics, material science, heat transfer, mechanism design, manufacturing
• Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal, ability to clearly communicate design ideas and contribute to brainstorms
• 2+ years experience in a mechanical engineering role
• Collaborative & receptive to feedback

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer electronic design
• Experience in designing for mass production
• A sense of ownership

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