Apple

Mechanical Systems Design Engineer

Apple$100K — $120K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent
  • 1+ years of mechanical design experience focused on complex electromechanical systems
  • Strong fundamentals in mechanism design, material selection, tolerance analysis (GD&T), and DFMEA
  • Hands-on experience with failure analysis and driving design improvements
  • Experience in vendor or contract manufacturing in product development environment
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills with operations, software, and product design teams
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 25% for validation and integration

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop novel automated calibration and metrology systems
  • Contribute to the full lifecycle of automated metrology systems
  • Collaborate with senior engineers, product designers, and software teams
  • Work with global system integrators in manufacturing deployment
  • Identify root causes of failures and implement design improvements
  • Influence product quality used by millions through effective engineering solutions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to grow technical skills across multiple engineering domains
  • Engagement in high-impact projects influencing global product quality
  • Collaborative team environment at the heart of Apple's manufacturing operations
  • Chance to work with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions
  • International travel opportunities for professional development
Full Job Description
The Instrumentation PD group at Apple designs and develops the test equipment and fixtures that ensure Apple's most iconic products meet the highest quality standards. We're looking for a Mechanical Systems Design Engineer to contribute to the development of novel automated calibration and metrology systems - from early concept through global manufacturing deployment. If you're a creative problem-solver who thrives at the intersection of complex physics, precision engineering, and real-world manufacturing, we want to hear from you.

Description

The Instrumentation PD team sits at the heart of Apple's global manufacturing operations, owning the test equipment and fixtures used to validate product technologies including cameras, health sensing, acoustics, and display. In this role, you'll contribute to the full lifecycle of automated metrology systems - working alongside senior engineers, product designers, operations, software teams, and global system integrators. You'll grow your technical depth across multiple engineering domains while directly influencing the quality of products used by hundreds of millions of people.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent

1+ years of experience in mechanical design with a focus on complex electromechanical systems

Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals including mechanism design, material selection, tolerance analysis (GD&T), and DFMEA

Hands-on failure analysis experience - able to identify root cause and drive design improvements

Experience working with vendors or contract manufacturers in a product development and manufacturing environment

Ability to work cross-functionally across operations, software, and product design teams

Ability to travel internationally up to 25% to support station validation and factory integration

Preferred Qualifications

Master's or PhD in a relevant engineering field

Experience with mass-produced electronics manufacturing equipment - structures, sheet metal, plastics, robotics, or automation

Opto-mechanical or camera module design experience

Proficiency with UG NX or equivalent CAD platform

Experience with FEA stress analysis (ANSYS preferred)

Familiarity with Apple's NPI process and manufacturing environments

Experience developing or managing vendor ecosystems, particularly with global system integrators

Experience in project or program management

Written and verbal Mandarin language skills

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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