Product Design Engineer - iPhone

Apple•Cupertino, CA

About The Position

Apple is seeking a Product Design Engineer to help build the next generation of mobile devices. The role requires strong mechanical design skills, the ability to lead projects in a multifunctional setting, and excellent communication with vendors and internal teams. The engineer will deliver design solutions while balancing multiple priorities and demanding schedules. The position involves building prototypes for design validation, driving failure analysis, designing tight-tolerance components for prototype systems, developing test infrastructure, and characterizing components and assembly processes. As designs mature, the engineer will primarily work on-site at contract manufacturers in India to implement and integrate iPhones for production at scale.

Requirements

At least 3 years of mechanical design experience using a variety of fabrication processes.
At least 3 years of consumer electronics design experience, including work on complex products with large multidisciplinary teams.
Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals, including heat transfer, mechanics of materials, and precision fabrication.
Understanding of tight-tolerance fabrication and assembly techniques.
Experience composing mechanical drawings, including functional dimensioning and tolerance stack-up analysis.
Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and statistical tolerance analysis techniques.
Strong proficiency in Siemens NX, including components, assemblies, and drawings.
Experience with metrology and interpreting and deriving meaningful insights from FAI data.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Design tight-tolerance components for prototype systems.
Build prototypes for design validation.
Drive failure analysis.
Develop test infrastructure.
Characterize components and assembly processes.
Lead projects in a multifunctional setting and balance multiple priorities on demanding schedules.
Work with vendors and internal Apple teams to deliver design solutions.
Work primarily on-site at contract manufacturers in India as designs mature, implementing and integrating iPhones for production at scale.
Own parts at various production stages and engage vendors to achieve successful parts and assemblies.
Work with electrical engineers to lay out and build custom PCBs and FPCs.