Product Design Engineer - AirPods & Future Products
Apple
Product, Design
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Oct 31, 2024
Summary
Posted:
Role Number:200576568
At Apple, we strive to invent the next generation of the world's finest consumer electronics. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of our devices and the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Audio Product Design team that helps enable our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. We work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love! We are looking for an accomplished Product Design Engineer to help take Airpods and other future products to the next level. Could this be you?
Description
As a member of our Audio Product Design team, you would conceive, design, test, solve problems, and bring into production products that re-define the music experience. We work closely with various multi-functional teams including Industrial Design, Audio Engineering, Packaging, Safety, Hardware Engineering, EMC, Operations and Marketing. Expertly integrating advanced components into brand new products means every single day is different here! This role may require international travel (20%+).
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in product design, or equivalent
- BS Mechanical Engineering
- Demonstrated ability in plastic and metal part design
- 3-D CAD skills
- Stellar mechanical intuition
- Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing
- Deep analytical/problem solving skills and ability to use statistical tools and techniques
- Working knowledge of finite element analysis theory and general mechanical engineering analysis
- Flexibility and comfort working in a quickly changing environment
- Ability to travel internationally (20%+)
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with overseas manufacturers
- Consumer electronics design experience
- Integration of wireless antenna (GSM, GPS, Wifi) into mechanical enclosures
- Experience with component modules (Audio drivers, batteries, power supplies, camera modules, etc.)
- Design of audio subsystems (microphone, speaker, receiver)
- Ability to communicate in Mandarin
- MSME
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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