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Product Design Engineer - Core Systems

Cupertino, CAOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Siemens NX
  • Pro-E
  • DFM
  • DFA
  • high volume manufacturing
  • plastic part design
  • metal part design
  • material selection
  • handheld device
  • portable device

Nice to have

  • OLED/LCD
  • batteries
  • sensing
  • acoustic
  • camera modules
  • FPC design

Role summary

Join Apple's multi-functional design team to create the next generation of mobile devices. You will be responsible for conceiving, designing, and bringing products into production, working closely with Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering, and other cross-functional teams. This role involves leading iPhone integration and architecture efforts, requiring creativity, dynamic problem-solving, and adaptability to new technical areas. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with Siemens NX and/or Pro-E, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple program needs simultaneously. Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and high-volume manufacturing is essential, along with demonstrated ability in plastic and metal part design and handheld/portable device experience.

As a member of a multi-functional design team at Apple, you will help to create the next generation of the world's finest mobile devices. You will conceive, design, and bring into production products that will redefine the mobile experience. You will work closely with many different cross functional teams including Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering, Antenna, Reliability, Packaging, Safety and Marketing. You should have significant prior experience in Siemens NX and/or Pro-E, be extremely well organized and able to balance numerous program needs simultaneously. Your excellent communication and social skills will help you to quickly grasp issues, understand the details, and drive the appropriate resolution. We work in a highly dynamic environment which will require you to respond quickly to changes, manage competing demands, and find creative, dynamic solutions. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AppleTV. We have done the same with services, including the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product.

Description


You will be working with many internal teams and contract partners, leading iPhone integration and architecture efforts. You will demonstrate creativity in problem solving, ability to think dynamically and outside of standard convention, and adapt quickly to new technical areas. We promote innovation and new technology to further improve Apple's hardware performance and user experience.

Minimum Qualifications


BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering 7+ Years experience in mechanical design Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing, with focus on high volume manufacturing Demonstrated ability in plastic and metal part design including material selection Handheld/portable device experience Experience with technical graphical communication of concepts, ideas, and solutions

Preferred Qualifications


Experience with component modules (OLED/LCD, batteries, sensing, acoustic, camera modules, etc.) and interconnects (FPC design and interconnect bonding) Integration of wireless antenna (Cellular, GPS, WiFi, BT) into mechanical enclosures Integration of electrical subsystems (OLED/LCD, sensing, microphone, speaker, receiver, camera) Design of highly cosmetic enclosures with liquid and dust ingress protection Siemens NX fluency desirable Experience working with overseas manufacturers Passion for making great products and solving tough design problems Mandarin language skills a benefit The ability to travel internationally (20%+)

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