Job Description

Apple is seeking a product design engineer to join their team, focusing on the design of tight tolerance components for prototype systems, development of test infrastructure, and characterization of components and assembly processes. The role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to craft innovative products that enhance customer experiences.

Requirements

Strong proficiency in Siemens NX (components, assemblies and drawings)
Experienced with metrology and interpreting and deriving meaningful insights from FAI data
Experience working with electrical engineers to layout and build custom PCBs/FPCs
Experience owning parts at various production stages and a history of engaging with vendors to yield successful parts/assemblies
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline
3+ years of mechanical design experience using a variety of fabrication processes
3+ years of consumer electronics design experience demonstrating the ability to work on complex products with large multidisciplinary teams
A solid understanding of engineering fundamentals (heat transfer, mechanics of materials, precision fabrication)
Understanding of tight-tolerance fabrication and assembly techniques, mechanical drawing composition (functional dimensioning and tolerance stack-up analysis)
Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) and statistical tolerance analysis techniques

Responsibilities

Design tight tolerance components for prototype systems
Develop test infrastructure
Characterize components and assembly processes

Benefits

Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.