The role of a product design engineer at Apple involves designing tight tolerance components for prototype systems and developing test infrastructure. The team is dynamic and innovative, focusing on creating groundbreaking products that enhance customer experiences. Candidates will work on complex consumer electronics projects alongside multidisciplinary teams. This position offers the opportunity to engage in the entire production process and collaborate with vendors to ensure successful outcomes.

• 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 including heat transfer, mechanics of materials, and precision fabrication
• Understanding of tight-tolerance fabrication and assembly techniques, mechanical drawing composition, and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and statistical tolerance analysis techniques
• Strong proficiency in Siemens NX for components, assemblies, and drawings
• Experience 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 engaging with vendors

• Design tight tolerance components for prototype systems
• Develop test infrastructure for component characterization
• Characterize components and assembly processes
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on complex product designs
• Engage with vendors to ensure successful parts and assemblies

• 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.