Senior Retail & Event Hardware Fixture Design Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a product design engineer to join the Retail, Event, & Channel Product Design (RECPD) team in the San Francisco Bay Area. We design and develop fixtures and hardware solutions to unveil our products at Apple Special Events and Apple retail stores worldwide.

You will scope, design, and engineer products meeting customer requirements, balancing performance, aesthetics, reliability, manufacturability, cost, installation, and maintenance.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years demonstrated ability in mechanical design (preferably consumer electronics, or furniture & fixture design).
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and command of engineering fundamentals.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to utilize data in effective written and verbal communication.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling and workflows.
• Ability to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Developing design concepts and solutions to meet program requirements.
• Designing 3D models of parts and assemblies, and drafting 2D documentation.
• Building prototypes and creating test plans to evaluate designs against requirements.
• Collaborating and communicating with creative partners such as Industrial Design, Product Marketing, MarCom, and Visual Merchandising.
• Collaborating and communicating with technical partners such as manufacturing, operations, and external vendors to develop manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Managing vendor relationships across both OEM and JDM development models.
• Analyzing data generated experiments and builds to inform engineering decisions.
• Traveling domestically and internationally to vendors and store locations in support of product development and product launches.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD modeling

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Apple is seeking a product design engineer to join the Retail, Event, & Channel Product Design (RECPD) team in the San Francisco Bay Area. We design and develop fixtures and hardware solutions to unveil our products at Apple Special Events and Apple retail stores worldwide.

You will scope, design, and engineer products meeting customer requirements, balancing performance, aesthetics, reliability, manufacturability, cost, installation, and maintenance.