Health Sensing PD - Mechanical Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products

Job summary

Apple Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a hardworking mechanical engineer to build great experiences and bring Apple products to life.

You will lead end-to-end design, development, and validation of health sensing technology, collaborating with a multifunctional team to generate concepts and document engineering details. Responsibilities include identifying tradeoffs, reducing risk with experiments, conducting tolerance studies, and meeting cosmetic standards while supporting external

Qualifications

• 3D CAD experience and proficiency in GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Practical experience with sensor modules, PCB/packaging techniques.
• Strong understanding of solid mechanics and heat transfer fundamentals.
• Working familiarity with FEA concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to craft clear engineering documentation (2D drawings, standard operating procedures, ECOs)
• Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse team members and external vendors to define and achieve project goals.
• Interest, curiosity and motivation to learn and apply new engineering concepts

Responsibilities

• Identifying design tradeoffs and risks to choose viable paths forward.
• Applying good experiment design and the scientific method to reduce design risk early.
• Running tolerance studies to ensure designs are feasible over manufacturing tolerances.
• Driving processes to meet Apple’s high cosmetic standards.
• Supporting external manufacturing vendors with process development and root cause analysis for issues found during testing, including international travel between 15% and 25%.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Sensor modules

PCB packaging

Solid mechanics

Heat transfer

FEA concepts

Communication skills

Engineering documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

COMSOL

JMP

MATLAB

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Hardware

The Health Sensing Product Design team is seeking a hardworking mechanical engineer to build great experiences and bring Apple products to life. We develop sensors that change the way people interact with their technology.You will play a key role in specifying, developing, characterizing, and validating the mechanical design of health sensing systems. You should be familiar with product manufacturing technologies related to sensors.At the end of the extraordinary team effort, your work will be in the hands of millions of people making a visible difference in their daily lives.

Description

You will lead the end-to-end design, development, and validation of health sensing technology into Apple’s portfolio of products. You will work with a talented multifunctional team to generate and validate design concepts, and as the mechanical expert you will be responsible for engineering analysis and documentation for your piece of the project.

Responsibilities

• Identifying design tradeoffs and risks to choose viable paths forward.
• Applying good experiment design and the scientific method to reduce design risk early.
• Running tolerance studies to ensure designs are feasible over manufacturing tolerances.
• Driving processes to meet Apple’s high cosmetic standards.
• Supporting external manufacturing vendors with process development and root cause analysis for issues found during testing, including international travel between 15% and 25%.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3D CAD experience and proficiency in GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Practical experience with sensor modules, PCB/packaging techniques.
• Strong understanding of solid mechanics and heat transfer fundamentals.
• Working familiarity with FEA concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to craft clear engineering documentation (2D drawings, standard operating procedures, ECOs)
• Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse team members and external vendors to define and achieve project goals.
• Interest, curiosity and motivation to learn and apply new engineering concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or beyond in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 3+ years of relevant industry experience is preffered
• Experience in high volume, consumer electronics, or health/optical sensing.
• Proficiency with FEA (structural, thermal, or multiphysics) using tools such as ANSYS, Abaqus, or COMSOL
• Experience with JMP, MATLAB, scripting and data analysis

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 $129,300 and $225,300, 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 Apple’s 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 Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll 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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