In-Region Product Design Engineer - ( Mechanical)

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, creative ideas have a way of becoming wonderful products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the Mac team. As a Macintosh Product Design Engineer you will be responsible for designing the next generation of Apple computers, both portable and desktop. You will drive the development of the product in a dynamic and fast-paced engineering environment by partnering with cross-functional groups such as industrial designers and product marketing, as well as a slew of hardware engineering teams. We have a firm dedication to fairness and diversity, recognizing that our culture is strengthened through the wealth of perspectives contributed by each employee; we seek to tap into this extraordinary resource and incorporate it into how we do business. Come join us and be empowered to do the best and most impactful work of your life. In this highly visible role, you will utilize your mechanical design engineering skills to bring products to the market. Your responsibilities as Mechanical engineers is to design next generation of input device products, portable and desktop computers, and modules to support the Mac and iOS product lines. Your responsibilities will span from technology development, concept generation to detailed design, analysis and testing through mass production ramp. developing initial product layouts and new technology concepts detailed design of mechanisms and sensors support technology investigations and development building prototypes to validate function, manufacturability, and robustness perform FEA or coordinate FEA activities to evaluate and optimize design concepts analyze data generated from builds and lab experiments participate in design reviews to generate and receive constructive feedback perform tolerance analyses to predict performance of mechanisms, sensors, and cosmetic create specifications, detailed design and 2D documentation of all parts and assemblies work with operations teams to evaluate and develop supply chains capable of manufacturing new subsystems and products interacting with vendors to develop manufacturing processes and tooling concepts define testing requirements and equipment and analyze the data produced support build activities including finding root cause for failures and solutions for issues that impede build progress

BS and above in Mechanical engineering or 3+ years of experience in mechanical design fundamentals of engineering: strength of materials, material science, statics, heat transfer good knowledge in design skills: tolerance analysis, mechanism design design validation skills: identifying critical requirements and test methods to evaluate designs against them, strong failure analysis skills computer aided design (CAD) skills: 3D CAD experience required(NX preferred), 2D drafting and GD&T excellent communication skills: both written and verbal communication creative problem solving, diligence in finding the best solution for each design challenge, excellent spatial reasoning skills, attention to detail good knowledge in design skills: design for assembly/manufacturability, simple fixture design, design considerations for high volume manufacturing, understanding of Statistical Process Controls (SPC), understanding of metrology (basic knowledge of measurement systems) broad range of materials and processes: metal machining basics, plastic injection/compression molding basics, designing with metals, designing with polymers, sheet metal design, material finishing basics familiarity with electrical engineering fundamentals and interconnect technologies is preferred design validation skills: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), large data set analysis and computer-aided data analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and mechanical prototyping computer aided design (CAD) Skills: data exchange and working with printed circuit board (PCB) and flexible printed circuit (FPC), eCAD, electrical mechanical control outline (MCO) generation build support experience in factory experience working in a team environment and be self motivated to identify and close design issues proficiency with high volume manufacturing processes is desired strong consideration will be given to those with a proven track record in precision mechanism and sensor design industry experiences from medical, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace and other fields with relevant technology and development models Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.