Accessories Product Design Engineer

Apple • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

Join Apple’s Accessories Product Design team and help develop wired data and power transmission solutions across multiple systems and stand-alone products. The team leads new product introductions from the architectural phase through production ramping and works collaboratively with groups including Industrial Design, Reliability, Technical Program Management, and Hardware Engineering. The role interfaces with system teams across Mac, Audio, Vision, and other product areas to design cable solutions that balance functionality, size, reliability, cost, cosmetics, and environmental goals.

The engineer creates engineering requirements and cable and assembly designs, supports design-for-manufacturing documentation and module- and system-level builds, and reviews test results to support failure analysis and corrective actions. Travel to Asia is approximately 5–10%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 3 years of mechanical design experience.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and creating 2D drawings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting technical data to multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience designing injection- and/or compression-molded parts, stamped parts, and/or deep-drawn metal parts.
• At least 5 years of product design experience.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to use statistical tools and techniques.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with component modules such as connectors, batteries, electronics packaging, or PCBAs, or with AC power.
• Understanding of how to size wires and select connectors and shielding to meet signal-integrity and/or power requirements.
• Experience designing stamped sheet metal parts and/or deep-drawn metal parts.
• Experience working with overseas manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Create engineering requirement documents.
• Design cables and assemblies to meet product and cross-functional requirements, including Industrial Design, Signal Integrity, Reliability, Safety, Cosmetic, Functional, and other requirements.
• Review and support Design for Manufacturing (DFM) documentation.
• Support module- and system-level builds.
• Review test results and support failure analysis and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with system teams and cross-functional partners to develop cable solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level