
Product Design Engineer - Core Systems
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.
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%+)
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
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