System Product Design Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

3d • $173,540 - $225,300

About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring a System Product Design Engineer for work in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. The role works across technical and operations disciplines and cross-functional teams to define engineering requirements and resolve design challenges involved in integrating key technologies into the iPhone.

The engineer designs, engineers, and validates concepts, parts, and solutions using 3D CAD tools, including Siemens NX. The role applies design for manufacturability and assembly, statistical analysis, process control theory, tolerance and production capability, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing. It also involves collaborating with overseas manufacturers to ensure parts can be mass-produced using metal, plastic, and brittle-component manufacturing processes.

The position analyzes structural and functional robustness using finite element analysis and statistical tools, develops material-based solutions for mass production throughout the product lifecycle, and conducts failure analysis and root-cause investigations. The engineer synthesizes complex design details and large datasets into clear visual summaries, conducts failure analysis using industrial computational topographic X-ray scanners and scanning electron microscopes, and leads end-to-end design and engineering integration of a complex iPhone subsystem that typically includes multiple customer-facing features. The role creates mechanical technical drawings and testing specifications.

The position requires 20% international travel and a 40-hour workweek. The listed base pay range is $173,540–$225,300 per year, depending on skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience and/or education using 3D CAD software to design complex mechanical assemblies.
• Experience and/or education creating technical drawings, including GD&T, using CAD software.
• Experience and/or education applying structural analysis, such as FEA, to design parts.
• Experience and/or education conducting failure analysis using mechanical and material principles to determine root cause.
• Experience and/or education collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate key technologies into a product.
• Experience and/or education integrating DFM and DFA into design work.
• Experience and/or education using mechanics-of-materials engineering principles in design work.

Responsibilities

• Work with technical and operations disciplines across cross-functional teams to define engineering requirements and resolve design challenges associated with integrating technologies into the iPhone.
• Design, engineer, and validate concepts, parts, and solutions using 3D CAD tools, including Siemens NX.
• Apply DFM, DFA, statistical analysis, process control theory, tolerance and production capability, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing in design work.
• Collaborate with overseas manufacturers to ensure parts are mass-producible using manufacturing processes for metal, plastic, and brittle components.
• Analyze structural and functional design robustness using finite element analysis and statistical tools and techniques.
• Design material-based solutions suitable for mass production throughout the product lifecycle.
• Conduct failure analysis and root-cause investigations to resolve issues using materials and mechanics-of-materials principles.
• Synthesize large datasets and complex design details into visual summaries that communicate issues and proposed solutions.
• Use industrial computational topographic X-ray scanners and scanning electron microscopes for failure analysis and to determine root causes and corrective design changes.
• Lead end-to-end design and engineering integration of a complex iPhone subsystem, typically involving multiple customer-facing features.
• Create mechanical technical drawings and testing specifications.

Benefits

• Opportunity to participate in discretionary employee stock programs.
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
• Option to purchase Apple stock at a discount through voluntary participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition, for formal education related to advancing a career at Apple.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Potential relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time