Apple

System Product Design Eng

Apple$184K — $277K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using tools like Abaqus or ANSYS.
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD software such as NX or nTopology.
  • Ability to integrate cross-functional engineering disciplines in product design.
  • Experience designing and executing Design of Experiments (DOE).
  • Knowledge in selecting materials and manufacturing processes, including CNC machining and injection molding.
  • Skill in organizing and visualizing engineering analysis data.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with designers and engineering teams to refine product designs.
  • Develop initial product layouts and generate innovative concepts.
  • Conduct simulations and prototypes to assess technical feasibility.
  • Partner with vendors and manufacturing teams to optimize product designs.
  • Perform stress and failure analyses to ensure product integrity.
  • Support the manufacturing process during factory builds.
  • Visualize data to inform design trade-offs and decisions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
  • Retirement benefits with company match.
  • Discounted products and free services for employees.
  • Reimbursement for qualifying educational expenses.
  • Opportunity to participate in employee stock programs.
  • Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commissions.
  • Relocation assistance may be available.
Full Job Description
Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Collaborating with industrial designers, product integrity, hardware, software, and technology groups to refine & execute on the design of the product. Developing initial product layouts. Generate concepts, simulate behavior, prototype, demonstrate & test to drive down-selection. Partnering with external vendors & internal manufacturing teams to optimize designs for function, cosmetics and manufacturability. Ensuring design meets requirements throughout its lifecycle by performing stress, tolerance, and failure analyses and supporting factory builds. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700- $277,600/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent in Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

Education and/or experience must include:

Performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using simulation tools, including Abaqus or ANSYS, to evaluate structural integrity, mechanical feasibility, and design optimization and exploration of consumer electronics hardware architectures.

Building physics-based analytical models and simulation frameworks to rapidly assess the technical feasibility of novel product concepts and inform early product architecture definitions.

Using 3D CAD software, including NX, or nTopology, to model complex consumer electronics product architectures from early concept through detailed mechanical design.

Designing full consumer electronics product architectures, including integrating cross-functional engineering disciplines such as mechanical systems, electrical, RF, thermal management, display, and input device subsystems.

Designing and executing Design of Experiments (DOE) to characterize product and component performance, including defining test variables, analyzing results, and drawing data-driven design conclusions.

Selecting engineering materials and specifying manufacturing processes, including CNC machining, sheet metal forming, injection molding, and additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping, to achieve product design requirements.

Designing and building physical prototypes of consumer electronics products, including fabricating and assembling functional mockups to validate form, fit, and function during early-stage concept development.

Organizing and visualizing multi-disciplinary engineering analysis data using data visualization tools to present design trade-offs and collaborate with Industrial Design teams on product architecture decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

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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