Apple · 5 hours ago
Product Design Engineer - iPad
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expApple is a leading hardware company known for its innovative products. The iPad Product Design Team is seeking a Product Design Engineer to utilize mechanical design engineering skills to bring products to market, collaborating with various departments and ensuring product integrity through design optimization and testing.
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Responsibilities
Utilize your mechanical design engineering skills to bring products to market
Negotiate and collaborate cross functionally with various departments, such as Industrial Design, Product Integrity, EE, Manufacturing, SW, and technology groups to refine and execute the vision for the product
Develop deep technical knowledge in areas outside your realm of expertise to understand other teams’ design constraints and craft creative solutions to technical problems
Collaborate with outside vendors and internal manufacturing experts to optimize designs for function, aesthetic, and manufacturability
Utilize 2D and 3D CAD to communicate design intent and inspection requirements
Ensure fit, form, and function throughout the life of the product through stress and tolerance analysis, DFMEA, prototyping, testing, and failure analysis
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
3+ years experience designing mechanical components for high volume manufacturing - specifically injection molded parts, sheet metal components, die-cast and machined parts
Ability to travel up to 15-20% max throughout the year
Engineering Fundamentals: statics, strength of materials, material science, statistics
Flexible design skills: tolerance analysis, design for assembly/manufacturability, electro-mechanical integration, simple fixture design, design for high volume manufacturing, developing initial product layouts, understanding of Statistical Process Controls (SPC), understanding of metrology (basic knowledge of measurement systems), mechanism design
Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal, ability to clearly communicate design ideas, contribute to brainstorms
Preferred
Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
High degree of motivation, curiosity, passion and creativity
Design intelligence: mechanical intuition, creative problem solving, spatial reasoning, diligence in finding the best solution for each design challenge, attention to detail
Computer aided design (CAD) Skills: 3D CAD experience required - NX preferred, 2D drafting and GD&T preferred
Experience in the design cycle from concept through manufacturing a plus
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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