Product Design Engineer - iPhone

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Product Design Engineer to join their innovative team. In this exciting role, you will design high-precision components for groundbreaking products that will delight millions. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, tackle complex design challenges, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge technology. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your creativity and expertise will directly impact the future of consumer electronics. If you are ready to make a difference and grow your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products

Free services

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses

Qualifications

• 3+ years of mechanical design experience with various fabrication processes.
• Understanding of tight-tolerance fabrication and assembly techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design tight tolerance components for prototype systems.
• Develop test infrastructure and characterize components.

Skills

mechanical design

consumer electronics design

engineering fundamentals

tight-tolerance fabrication

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Design for Assembly (DFA)

statistical tolerance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

metrology tools

Job description

Product Design Engineer - iPhone

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

Summary

Posted: Apr 01, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200589788

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day.

Description

We are looking to add a product design engineer to the team. Day to day job responsibilities include the design of tight tolerance components for prototype systems, development of test infrastructure, and characterization of components and assembly processes.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 3+ years of mechanical design experience using a variety of fabrication processes
2. 3+ years of consumer electronics design experience demonstrating the ability to work on complex products with large multidisciplinary teams
3. A solid understanding of engineering fundamentals (heat transfer, mechanics of materials, precision fabrication)
4. Understanding of tight-tolerance fabrication and assembly techniques, mechanical drawing composition (functional dimensioning and tolerance stack-up analysis)
5. Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) and statistical tolerance analysis techniques

Preferred Qualifications

1. Strong proficiency in Siemens NX (components, assemblies and drawings)
2. Experienced with metrology and interpreting and deriving meaningful insights from FAI data
3. Experience working with electrical engineers to layout and build custom PCBs/FPCs
4. Experience owning parts at various production stages and a history of engaging with vendors to yield successful parts/assemblies
5. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline

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 $121,900 and $183,600, 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. (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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)