Job description
Apple is seeking Product Design Engineers to join their elite Audio Product Design team, focusing on enhancing the Airpods experience. The team is dedicated to creating innovative consumer electronics that deliver exceptional sound quality and user satisfaction. Engineers will collaborate with various multi-functional teams to design, test, and produce cutting-edge audio products. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for international travel.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in product design or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Demonstrated ability in plastic and metal part design.
- 3-D CAD skills.
- Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
- Familiarity with statistical tolerance analysis techniques and geometric tolerancing.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Some experience with basic finite element analysis and general mechanical engineering analysis.
- Flexibility and comfort working in a quickly changing environment.
- Ability to travel internationally (10%+).
- Experience working with overseas manufacturers.
- Consumer electronics design experience.
- Experience integrating wireless antennas into mechanical enclosures.
- Experience with component modules such as audio drivers, batteries, and power supplies.
- Experience in designing audio subsystems like microphones and speakers.
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conceive, design, test, and solve problems for new audio products.
- Collaborate with Industrial Design, Audio Engineering, Packaging, Safety, Hardware Engineering, EMC, Operations, and Marketing teams.
- Integrate advanced components into new products.
- Ensure designs meet manufacturability and assembly standards.
- Conduct statistical tolerance analysis and geometric tolerancing.
- Work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing project requirements.
- Travel internationally as required for project needs.
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 Aug 23, 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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