Apple · 14 hours ago
Data Center Product Design Engineer
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expApple is a leading technology company seeking a Data Center Product Design Engineer to support the development of innovative server and storage hardware. The role involves engineering products from concept to production, focusing on energy efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and scalability.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with system architects, product integrity, hardware, software, and technology groups to define, refine, and execute on the design of the product
Develop initial product layouts, generate concepts, prototype, demonstrate & test to drive decision-making
Create specifications for design partners to implement
Partner with external vendors & internal subject matter experts to optimize designs for performance, security, cost, service and manufacturability
Ensure designs meet requirements throughout their lifecycle by performing stress, tolerance, and failure analyses
Work closely with our data center operations team, security, and safety teams to ensure that designs meet or exceed our existing standards and agreements
Qualification
Required
BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
5+ years Mechanical Engineering experience in the design of server, storage, and Hyperscale data center products
Strong engineering fundamentals: solid mechanics, material science, heat transfer, mechanism design, manufacturing
Experience with the server mechanical development cycle from prototyping to high volume manufacturing
Experience working with JDM vendors to create components and assemblies for prototyping
Excellent written and verbal communication skills: ability to clearly convey design ideas and requirements within the team and to cross-functional partners and vendors
A strong sense of ownership and drive for excellence
Ability to engage in healthy collaborative debate and a keen analytical mindset
Ability to travel up to 20% in North America and Asia to support factory builds
Preferred
MS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Experience with the following server design areas: sheet metal design, soft and hard tooling, PCBA mechanical design, silicon integration, heatsinks and thermal interfaces, fans, cable and connector construction, rail kits, racks, cable management hardware, and design for assembly and repair
Experience with Unigraphics NX CAD modeling software
Understanding of packaging design and testing at a system and rack level
Working knowledge of structural analysis and FEA
Experience with tolerance analysis, statistical process control, metrology and simple fixture design
Working knowledge of mechanical testing methodologies including Instron, strain gauge, accelerometer, fit and function validation
Experience with failure analysis; strong logical reasoning skills and methodical approach to finding root cause
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
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