Product Design Engineer - Apple Vision Pro

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us. The Product Design Engineer role will give you direct responsibility over the mechanical design of parts, assemblies and modules within Apple Vision products and own the analysis, assembly and reliability of these parts. This role spans the product design cycle from concept development, prototyping and testing, to collaborating with vendors to bring the design to life. You will engage in frequent multi-disciplinary collaboration with teams like Industrial Design, Project Management, Manufacturing, EE, Display, Camera, Antenna, Battery, Softgoods, Human Engineering, Human Factors, Safety and more.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering
• 3+ years of hands-on, consumer electronics product design experience
• Strong mechanical engineering analytical skills, experience selecting materials and manufacturing processes based on engineering requirements
• Experience working in technical project groups in a professional environment
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (any modeling package, NX preferred)
• Proficiency in practical application of GD&T techniques and creating 2D drawings
• Proficiency in tolerance analyses with statistical techniques
• Practical experience working with external manufacturing vendors (DFM/DFA, FAI/CPK dimensional reports)
• Thorough knowledge of engineering materials, understanding of property tradeoffs and interpreting FEA results
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) including emails, preparing slide presentations, and presenting technical concepts to multi-disciplinary teams
• Creative problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creation
• Detail orientated and capable of handling multiple assignments at once

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree in mechanical engineering or similar field
• Fluent in Unigraphics NX including surfacing tools, statistical software (JMP), MacOS
• Experience working through entire product cycle including shipping product experience
• Experience leading teams through product development cycle from concept development to production bring up.
• Consumer electronics knowledge in a majority of these disciplines: industrial design, optics and lenses, cameras, sensors, displays, PCBs and flexes, silicon, antennas, batteries, thermals, mechanisms
• Experience collaborating with Asian manufacturing facilities, specifically in high-volume mass production
• Experience designing wearable consumer electronics for fit, comfort & ergonomics

Responsibilities

• Direct responsibility over the mechanical design of parts, assemblies and modules within Apple Vision products.
• Own the analysis, assembly and reliability of these parts.
• Span the product design cycle from concept development, prototyping and testing, to collaborating with vendors to bring the design to life.
• Engage in frequent multi-disciplinary collaboration with teams like Industrial Design, Project Management, Manufacturing, EE, Display, Camera, Antenna, Battery, Softgoods, Human Engineering, Human Factors, Safety and more.

What This Job Offers

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