Product Design Engineer

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks a mechanical engineer to design battery packs for consumer electronics.

You will perform 3D modeling and tolerance analysis for assembly, evaluate manufacturability, and develop designs from concept through production. Responsibilities include creating detailed drawings, tooling evaluation, fixture design, troubleshooting fabrication issues, and conducting design-of-experiments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design or related field with 5 years of post-baccalaureate experience.
• Experience conducting design reviews to realize cross-functional design.
• Experience designing multiple component assemblies to realize product requirements including tolerance analysis.
• Experience with 3D Modeling (CATIA, Pro/E, NX, or SolidWorks).
• Experience supporting design from product manufacture to assembly including DOEs.
• Experience driving Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation with corrective actions.
• Experience completing detailed drawings to ensure communication and compliance of parts to design intent.
• Experience implementing mechanical design concepts through all development phases.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design battery packs for consumer electronics.
• Utilize 3D modeling and tolerance analysis for assembly design.
• Evaluate manufacturability and review tooling and build data to ensure design is manufacturable.
• Create detailed drawings and evaluate fixtures for manufacturability.
• Troubleshoot fixture, design, fabrication, and reliability issues.
• Design experiments and perform design validation by performance analysis.

Skills

Design reviews

Tolerance analysis

3D modeling concepts

Design of Experiments (DOEs)

Root cause analysis

Detailed drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

CATIA

Pro/ENGINEER (Pro/E)

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino , California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Perform engineering duties in planning and designing of battery packs. Design and develop battery packs for consumer electronics. Utilize 3D modeling and tolerance analysis for assembly design of multiple components. Evaluate design for manufacturability (DFM) to incorporate build capability into the design. Support manufacture of battery packs by reviewing manufacturing tooling, in process tolerance analysis, and build data to ensure design is manufacturable. Perform detail assembly design including 3D CAD and drawings and evaluation of mechanical assembly fixtures to ensure design is manufacturable. Troubleshoot fixture, design, fabrication, and reliability issues to meet specification and reliability requirements. Design experiments including those to down select to a final design and trouble shoot any issues and test for design validation by performance analysis. Perform dimensional data reduction, visualization, interpolation, and interpretation. Job requires 20% international travel. 40 hours/week. 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 $207,400 - $311,700/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design or related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:
• Conducting design reviews to realize cross functional design
• Designing multiple component assemblies to realize product requirements including tolerance analysis
• Performing 3D Modeling (including Catia, Pro/E, NX, or SolidWorks) to generate designs
• Supporting design process from product manufacture to assembly including design of experiments (DOEs)
• Experience driving Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation, including developing design solutions and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience completing detailed drawings to ensure communication and compliance of parts to design intent.
• Implementing mechanical design concepts into detailed designs throughout all phases of development cycle through MP.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

This position is not subject to the application limits.

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