Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, creative ideas have a way of becoming wonderful products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the Mac team. As a Macintosh Product Design Engineer you will be responsible for designing the next generation of Apple computers, both portable and desktop. You will drive the development of the product in a dynamic and fast-paced engineering environment by partnering with cross-functional groups such as industrial designers and product marketing, as well as a slew of hardware engineering teams. We have a firm dedication to fairness and diversity, recognizing that our culture is strengthened through the wealth of perspectives contributed by each employee; we seek to tap into this extraordinary resource and incorporate it into how we do business. Come join us and be empowered to do the best and most impactful work of your life. In this highly visible role, you will utilize your mechanical design engineering skills to bring products to the market. Your responsibilities as Mechanical engineers is to design next generation of input device products, portable and desktop computers, and modules to support the Mac and iOS product lines. Your responsibilities will span from technology development, concept generation to detailed design, analysis and testing through mass production ramp.
developing initial product layouts and new technology concepts
detailed design of mechanisms and sensors
support technology investigations and development
building prototypes to validate function, manufacturability, and robustness
perform FEA or coordinate FEA activities to evaluate and optimize design concepts
analyze data generated from builds and lab experiments
participate in design reviews to generate and receive constructive feedback
perform tolerance analyses to predict performance of mechanisms, sensors, and cosmetic
create specifications, detailed design and 2D documentation of all parts and assemblies
work with operations teams to evaluate and develop supply chains capable of
manufacturing new subsystems and products
interacting with vendors to develop manufacturing processes and tooling concepts
define testing requirements and equipment and analyze the data produced
support build activities including finding root cause for failures and solutions for issues that impede build progress