Apple

Senior FEA Engineer

Apple$130K — $155K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 10+ years in advanced FEA simulation.
  • Strong understanding of mechanics of materials using first principles.
  • Skilled in FEA software including Abaqus and ANSYS for complex simulations.
  • Proven expertise in static, dynamic, and thermal-mechanical simulations in industrial applications.
  • Experience with a variety of material constitutive models: metals, plastics, and adhesives.

Responsibilities

  • Own the analysis and optimization of advanced designs using FEA techniques.
  • Drive early material and process optimization to enhance design efficiency.
  • Conduct root cause and failure analysis for complex mechanical issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external vendors for project success.
  • Implement advanced simulations to solve practical engineering challenges.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge designs and technologies.
  • Collaborative work environment that fosters innovation and growth.
  • Chance to influence engineering projects in the high volume consumer electronics sector.
  • Access to advanced tools and software for FEA analysis.
  • Support for continuous learning in AI/ML applications in engineering.
Full Job Description
This FEA engineer will own and drive analysis of cutting edge designs, enabling early material, process and structural design optimization as well as root cause and failure analysis of difficult mechanical problems.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree minimum in Mechanical Engineering, or Solid mechanics of materials or related degree and 10+ years of experience of advanced FEA simulation in industrial settings.

Experience in domain of mechanics of materials and ability to comprehend complex physical mechanisms using 1st principles.

Experience in FEA software Abaqus (Implicit & Explicit) or ANSYS.

Experience of static, dynamic, and thermal-mechanical simulations to solve practical engineering problems in industrial settings.

Experience in material constitutive models, including metals, brittles, plastics, and adhesives.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree in related field with 3 years of industry experience

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in advanced FEA analysis in high volume consumer electronic products and/or modules- direct experience with flat panel display is preferred.

High proficiency in Abaqus (Implicit & Explicit) or ANSYS, and Altair Hyperworks.

Structural and thermal focus; non-linear FEA experience is highly desirable.

Applied knowledge/experience with flex circuits, ACF bonding, adhesives, flat panel display, material science, and basic chemistry.

Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML techniques to physics-based simulations, such as surrogate modeling, reduced-order modeling (ROM), or data-driven material model calibration.

Applied knowledge/experience with structural optimization based on FEA automation, scripting, and ML-driven optimization pipelines.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and people skills; ability to interact with management, team members, and external vendors.

Proven ability to communicate well with cross-functional team members, collaborate efficiently to achieve project goals, and contribute positively to the engineering community.

Must be able to multi-task and set priorities in a fast-paced working environment.

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.

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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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