Product Design Engineering Lead - Beats

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple’s Beats Accessories Product Design team seeks a Senior Product Designer to lead mechanical design from early concept through mass production. The role collaborates with Apple teams to define objectives and create manufacturable hardware, mentoring junior engineers along the way.

You will bridge industrial design intent with manufacturable solutions across the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in consumer electronics hardware design, strong CAD skills, and hands-on

Qualifications

• 8+ years of mechanical/product design experience in consumer electronics or similar hardware.
• Proven track record shipping high-volume consumer products from concept to mass production.
• Strong CAD skills: SolidWorks, Creo, NX or similar; experience with FEA tools (ANSYS or Abaqus).
• Deep knowledge of metal and plastic manufacturing processes and design constraints.
• Hands-on GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and reliability/failure analysis methodologies.
• Experience with contract manufacturers in China, including on-site build support.
• Familiarity with integrating mechanical design around electro-mechanical subsystems.
• Experience with acoustic or RF/antenna co-design considerations.
• Background in industrial design collaboration or human factors.
• Experience with statistical process control and yield analysis during ramp.

Skills

Mechanical design

Product design

Manufacturing processes

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in Product Design or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

ANSYS

Abaqus

Job description

The Beats Accessories Product Design team is looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead mechanical design from early concept through mass production. This role involves collaborating with various teams across Apple to define product objectives and create solutions that enhance customer experience. The ideal candidate will bridge industrial design intent with manufacturable hardware while mentoring junior engineers. This position offers the opportunity to impact product design at all stages of the lifecycle.

• 8+ years of mechanical/product design experience, ideally in consumer electronics or similarly complex hardware products.
• Proven track record shipping at least one high-volume consumer product from concept to mass production.
• Strong CAD skills in SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or similar and experience with FEA tools like ANSYS or Abaqus.
• Deep knowledge of metal and plastic manufacturing processes and their design constraints.
• Hands-on experience with GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and reliability/failure analysis methodologies.
• Experience working directly with contract manufacturers in China, including on-site build support.
• Familiarity with integrating mechanical design around electro-mechanical subsystems.
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Product Design, Mechanical Engineering or related field with 6+ years of job experience.
• Experience with acoustic or RF/antenna co-design considerations.
• Background in industrial design collaboration or human factors.
• Experience with statistical process control and yield analysis during ramp.