System Product Design Engineer - Global Hardware Innovation

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Bonuses/relocation

Medical & dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to refine designs for consumer electronics. You will work with industrial designers, hardware, software and manufacturing teams to develop layouts, prototype, test, and optimize for function and manufacturability.

Travel up to 20% and a base pay range of $184,700 to $277,600 per year. Base pay is part of total compensation and may include bonuses, stock programs, relocation, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with manufacturing techniques including CNC, PCB, MIM, plastic injection molding, thermoforming, and compression molding.
• Working with GD&T for efficient datum and dimension schemes to balance design tolerance and manufacturability.
• Managing vendors in global supply chain to align DFM, process, and quality requirements.
• Designing and building high fidelity prototypes to validate thermal, mechanical, and flow-acoustic response.
• Performing statistical analysis using JMP, MATLAB, or Python, and leverage GD&T and statistical methods including RSS and Monte Carlo.
• Working with common consumer-electronic device technologies and balancing product integration and technology requirements for high-volume manufacturing.
• Applying the first principle of heat transfer to thermal architecture designs.
• Working in large assembly 3D CAD environment.
• Selecting designs and materials for a variety of rigid, viscoelastic, and composite materials.
• Providing front line factory support and evaluating root cause failure analysis.

Responsibilities

• Refine designs for products in collaboration with industrial designers, hardware, software and manufacturing teams.
• Develop initial product layouts and prototypes, and drive down-selection through testing.
• Optimize designs for function, cosmetics, and manufacturability with internal and external partners.
• Support factory builds and supply chain partnerships in Asia when required.
• Provide front-line factory support and lead root cause failure analyses.

Skills

GD&T

Statistical analysis

Vendor management

3D CAD

Thermal design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

JMP

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to refine designs for consumer electronics. You will work with industrial designers, hardware, software and manufacturing teams to develop layouts, prototype, test, and optimize for function and manufacturability.

Travel up to 20% and a base pay range of $184,700 to $277,600 per year. Base pay is part of total compensation and may include bonuses, stock programs, relocation, and comprehensive benefits.