Product Design Engineer - Apple Vision Pro

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better.

It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something.

Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible - all while staying connected to the people around us.

Description

The Product Design Engineer role will give you direct responsibility over the mechanical design of parts, assemblies and modules within Apple Vision products and own the analysis, assembly and reliability of these parts. This role spans the product design cycle from concept development, prototyping and testing, to collaborating with vendors to bring the design to life. You will engage in frequent multi-disciplinary collaboration with teams like Industrial Design, Project Management, Manufacturing, EE, Display, Camera, Antenna, Battery, Softgoods, Human Engineering, Human Factors, Safety and more.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering

5-10+ years of hands-on, consumer electronics product design experience

Strong mechanical engineering analytical skills, experience selecting materials and manufacturing processes based on engineering requirements

Experience working in technical project groups in a professional environment

Proficiency in 3D CAD (any modeling package, NX preferred)

Proficiency in practical application of GD&T techniques and creating 2D drawings

Proficiency in tolerance analyses with statistical techniques

Practical experience working with external manufacturing vendors (DFM/DFA, FAI/CPK dimensional reports)

Thorough knowledge of engineering materials, understanding of property tradeoffs and interpreting FEA results

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) including emails, preparing slide presentations, and presenting technical concepts to multi-disciplinary teams

Creative problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creation

Detail orientated and capable of handling multiple assignments at once

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in mechanical engineering or similar field

Fluent in Unigraphics NX including surfacing tools, statistical software (JMP), MacOS

Experience working through entire product cycle including shipping product experience

Experience leading teams through product development cycle from concept development to production bring up.

Consumer electronics knowledge in a majority of these disciplines: industrial design, optics and lenses, cameras, sensors, displays, PCBs and flexes, silicon, antennas, batteries, thermals, mechanisms

Experience collaborating with Asian manufacturing facilities, specifically in high-volume mass production

Experience designing wearable consumer electronics for fit, comfort & ergonomics