Accessory Product Design Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

10d

About The Position

Apple is a place where people come to do the best work of their lives. We obsess over the details to make products that surprise and delight. As a member of a multi-functional design team at Apple, you will help to create the next generation of the world's finest devices. You will conceive, design, and bring into life products that will redefine the user experience. The accessories Product Design team works across a variety of product categories within Apple. We are a dynamic group that tackles new projects and helps guide them from early architecture explorations all the way through mass production. You will collaborate with a wide assortment of cross-functionals teams to create and refine new designs, overcome technical challenges, and produce incredible products.

Requirements

• B.S. in mechanical engineering, Product Design, or comparable fields
• 1+ years experience in Product Design or equivalent
• Familiarity with 3D CAD and creating 2D drawings
• Fluency with mechanical engineering fundamentals
• Varied knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods
• Experience with building prototypes or fabricating parts
• Knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in mechanical engineering, product design, or comparable fields
• 3+ years of professional mechanical engineering or Product Design experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and creating 2D drawings
• Experience with design of consumer electronics, PCBs, and/or flexes
• Familiarity with high volume mass production processes and challenges
• Experience working and coordinating with different cross functional engineering disciplines
• Direct experience with injection molding, CNC, stamping, forming, and/or welding
• Capability with tolerance analysis and/or geometric tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience working with overseas manufacturers
• Familiarity with finite element analysis (FEA)

Responsibilities

• Conceive, design, and bring into life products that will redefine the user experience.
• Collaborate with a wide assortment of cross-functional teams to create and refine new designs.
• Overcome technical challenges.
• Produce incredible products.
• Build prototypes.
• Validate performance of prototypes.
• Pursue continual improvements.
• Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to implement and optimize designs at scale.

What This Job Offers

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