System Product Design Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

2d

About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring a System Product Design Engineer in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. The role focuses on mechanical product design, prototype development, product safety, human fit, and product validation. The engineer will develop mechanical models and product architectures, integrate sensors and actuators, analyze statistical data, program user interfaces, assemble and test prototypes, and create mechatronic solutions. The work also includes designing bio-representative human heads for safety impact testing and developing methods and tools to validate product designs against safety requirements. The position is 40 hours per week.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience and/or education using Python to analyze video and images and perform computer-vision-based processing.
• Experience and/or education using UG NX CAD software to design complex, organic surfaces that mate to the human face and head.
• Experience and/or education using UG NX CAD software to create head-mounted devices that can withstand head impacts associated with accidental trip-and-fall events.
• Experience and/or education planning architectures for wearable sensors that measure human physiological response.
• Experience and/or education using mechatronics to design a head-mounted device with motorized adjustable fit.
• Experience and/or education using hypothesis-driven design, physical testing, and analysis of results to guide design through mechanistic and statistical outcomes.
• Experience and/or education using Design for Manufacture to create precision mechanical test fixtures.
• Experience and/or education using precision mechanical fixtures to measure and correlate human and headform physical responses.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical models for prototype development using computer-aided methods.
• Integrate sensors and actuators for product validation.
• Analyze statistical data to inform product features and identify correlations.
• Program user interfaces for intuitive product interaction.
• Assemble prototypes for product testing and analysis.
• Develop product architectures that maximize product safety.
• Conduct empirical tests to validate product specifications.
• Engineer mechatronic solutions to improve user fit.
• Develop specifications with the product safety team to ensure designs meet safety requirements.
• Build tools and test vehicles to validate designs against safety requirements.
• Invent mechanical design methods to improve safety and human fit.
• Design bio-representative human heads for safety impact testing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Tuition reimbursement for certain educational expenses related to advancing a career at Apple.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Potential relocation assistance.
• Opportunity to receive discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
• Opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time