Product Design Engineer - iPhone

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

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a product design engineer to advance the next generation of mobile devices. You will design tight-tolerance parts for prototypes, develop test setups, and work with Asia vendors and internal Apple teams to drive validation and fixes.

On-site work at contract manufacturers in India will be required as designs mature. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary efforts, communicate across functions, and steer projects on demanding schedules while ensuring high-quality fabrication and

Qualifications

• 3+ years mechanical design experience across multiple fabrication processes.
• 3+ years consumer electronics design experience with large multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, mechanics of materials, and precision fabrication.
• Knowledge of tight-tolerance fabrication and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Experience with DFM, DFA and statistical tolerance techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design tight-tolerance components for prototype systems.
• Develop test infrastructure and characterize components and assembly processes.
• Lead projects and coordinate with vendors in Asia and internal teams.
• Build prototypes for design validation and drive failure analysis.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project leadership

Communication with vendors

DFM / DFA

Tolerance analysis

Heat transfer fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

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Description

We are looking for someone who is passionate about engineering and thrives on innovation to help build the next generation of the world’s most innovative mobile devices. This role is for someone with strong mechanical design skills, an ability to lead projects in a multi-functional setting, and excellent communication skills with both vendors within Asia and internal teams at Apple. The role will require the ability to deliver outstanding design solutions while balancing multiple priorities on demanding schedules. You will be responsible for building prototypes for design validation and driving failure analysis. As designs mature, you will also primarily work on-site at contract manufacturers within India to implement and integrate iPhones to enable product at scale.

Responsibilities

• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Siemens NX [components, assemblies and drawings] - Experienced with metrology and interpreting and deriving meaningful insights from FAI data - Experience working with electrical engineers to layout and build custom PCBs/FPCs - Experience owning parts at various production stages and a history of engaging with vendors to yield successful parts/assemblies
• Bachelor's or Masters degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline

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.

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