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Touch Sensing Product Design Engineer

Apple

Location

Austin Metro Area, TX, San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/17/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Sensing Product Design team at Apple is seeking a talented mechanical engineer to develop innovative sensing technologies for Apple products. This role involves end-to-end design, development, and validation of sensing technology, working closely with a multifunctional team. The engineer will be responsible for engineering analysis and documentation while ensuring high cosmetic standards. This position offers the opportunity to impact millions of users by creating exceptional product experiences.

Requirements

  • A minimum of a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
  • Solid understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals including properties of materials, solid mechanics, and thermodynamics.
  • 3D CAD experience is required, with Siemens NX CAD fluency preferred.
  • Experience in high volume mass production or consumer electronics is a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end design, development, and validation of sensing technology.
  • Identify design tradeoffs and risks to choose viable paths forward.
  • Apply good experiment design and the scientific method to reduce design risk early.
  • Run tolerance studies to ensure designs are feasible over manufacturing tolerances.
  • Drive processes to meet Apple's high cosmetic standards.
  • Support external manufacturing vendors with process development and root cause analysis during testing.

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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Apple Inc

As of Jul 17, 2026

Initial approvals

1,065

FY2026

Approval rate

99.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

9,221

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+30%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-35%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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