Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) - Product Displays

Apple • Cupertino, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for taking products from concept/brainstorm to mass production. You will manage full life cycle NPI, responsible for selection and implementation of manufacturing processes of fixtures and assemblies in our retail environments. You'll research new materials, technologies, and suppliers, to identify, predict and mitigate issues early in the development cycle, diving deep to understand roadblocks, process capabilities to enable amazing designs and smooth ramps. You’ll own creation of the entire manufacturing process, from raw material to final assembly, with an innate ability to focus where needed to enable program success. Create processes, tooling, equipment, and quality systems to create product display fixtures that will surprise and delight our retail customers.

Requirements

• 3+ years of full time mechanical manufacturing experience required
• 25% domestic and international travel required

Nice To Haves

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Possess a tenacity and curiosity to solve seemingly impossible problems
• Past experience developing prototyping processes or manufacturing technology development
• Experience in fixture design, equipment design, or manufacturing/process optimization a plus
• Expertise in development or quality control of highly cosmetic components highly regarded
• Demonstrated ability to use and implement statistical and data analysis tools to cull sense from chaos, to make data driven decisions where no one else saw the trend
• Ability and willingness to work independently and travel (domestic + international) frequently
• Proven leader, demonstrable on previous projects defining and closing all engineering tasks to meet objectives, detailed oriented to cut to the root of problems, and ability to learn quickly with little information or support

Responsibilities

• Manage full life cycle NPI
• Responsible for selection and implementation of manufacturing processes of fixtures and assemblies in our retail environments
• Research new materials, technologies, and suppliers
• Identify, predict and mitigate issues early in the development cycle
• Dive deep to understand roadblocks and process capabilities
• Own creation of the entire manufacturing process, from raw material to final assembly
• Create processes, tooling, equipment, and quality systems to create product display fixtures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree