Product Design Engineer - Battery Cell

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

Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? Do you thrive on pushing the limits of what's considered feasible? As part of our Battery Engineering group, you'll help craft creative battery solutions that deliver more energy in smaller spaces than ever before! You'll work across subject areas to transform improved hardware elements into a single, integrated design. Join us, and you'll help us innovate new battery technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you'll push the industry boundaries of what batteries can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world.

Description

The Battery Product Development team at Apple produces high-energy and highly reliable embedded battery systems for all product teams. Tightly integrated with Product Development, Operations, Industrial Design and Reliability Testing groups, we own battery module development from initial system architecture through ramp. The Battery Cell Product Design Group works within the Battery Product Development organization. We are responsible for the mechanical engineering design of our battery cells, which are integrated into battery modules and then into products.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute mechanical characterization of the cells to understand and improve the overall functionality for our customers.
• Create and drive innovative mechanical or product designs, using tools such as FMEA, design of experiments, GD&T including datum establishment and tolerance analyses, and collaborate with FEA team.
• Define and complete design validation activities (testing, metrology, failure and statistical analysis), make data-driven decisions, be detailed focused, and collaborate in multi-functional team environments.
• Drive failure analyses and design of experiments (DOEs) to reach design solutions and corrective actions.
• Develop cell mechanical requirements and specifications to meet customer requirements with a multi-functional team.
• Define and complete design validation and characterization from prototype bring-up to product testing.
• Conduct design reviews and drives file release process.
• Travel up to 15% throughout the year.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Experience with 3D CAD.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree and 3+ years relevant industry experience.
• Experience generating innovative designs with multi-functional teams, including detailed written specifications, drawings, and tolerance analyses.
• Experience in the development of manufacturing processes with multi-functional teams and external vendors, acting as product development technical liaison among vendors.
• Experience communicating the technical status of projects cross-functionally, including throughout the management structure.
• Experience in of high-volume manufacturing processes and/or automation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact with management, team members and external vendors.

Pay & Benefits

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 $144,600 and $218,000, 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.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• 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.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.