Product Design Engineer — From Concept to Manufacturing

Apple, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple in Nashville seeks a Product Design Engineer to work with cross-functional teams, transforming concepts into manufacturable hardware. You will develop and refine designs, conduct evaluations, and communicate results to leadership.

Ideal candidates have strong engineering fundamentals, hands-on CAD experience, and a proactive approach to design for manufacturability and tolerance analysis. This role requires travel up to 20% and offers comprehensive Apple benefits.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 2+ years of experience in product design.
• Experience developing parts and assemblies in 3-D CAD.
• Proficiency in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).
• Knowledge of tolerance analysis and geometric dimensioning & tolerancing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with industrial design, operations, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Brainstorm concepts and solve complex engineering challenges.
• Prototype, test, and troubleshoot new designs.

Skills

Strong engineering fundamentals

Mechanical intuition

Strong communication

3-D CAD experience

DFM / DFA knowledge

Tolerance analysis

FEM concepts

Travel up to 20%

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

Apple in Nashville seeks a Product Design Engineer to work with cross-functional teams, transforming concepts into manufacturable hardware. You will develop and refine designs, conduct evaluations, and communicate results to leadership.

Ideal candidates have strong engineering fundamentals, hands-on CAD experience, and a proactive approach to design for manufacturability and tolerance analysis. This role requires travel up to 20% and offers comprehensive Apple benefits.