iPhone Product Design Lab Manager
Apple
Product, Design
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 39.09-81.15 / hour + Equity
Posted on Dec 12, 2025
The Product Design labs team serve as a hub where designers, engineers, and makers collaborate to turn challenges into opportunities. We are involved in every facet of the product life cycle, and we aim to design & deliver the greatest hardware offerings for our customers. In this role you will work in a hands-on role alongside our product design engineering team to solve complex engineering challenges. You will operate lab equipment, handle and characterize prototype material, and learn about new technologies that can help us develop new products.
The Product Design Lab team works across a wide range of products and you will be an integral part of every part of the design process: from design to assembly, and supporting characterization of new materials. You will be involved in projects that drive key decisions that define future Apple products. This role is ideal for someone wanting to make an impact on future Apple products and combine technical abilities with their creativity to solve complex engineering challenges.
- We are adding an onsite lab manager to the team. The day to day job responsibilities include: Manage shared lab spaces, home to a variety of metrology and failure analysis equipment. Maintain a clean and tidy lab space
- Install and implement new lab equipment, including creating standard operating
- procedures, and facilitating training
- Operate lab equipment, both metrology and failure analysis equipment
- Assembly, disassembly and modification of product prototypes with guidance by Design
- Engineers
- AA in EE, ME, or CS OR completion of 2+ years at a 4 year university in a similar field, OR 3+ years in relevant work experience
- High school diploma required
- Experienced with Apple iOS software and hardware
- Familiarity with digital productivity tools such as Pages, Numbers and Keynote
- Able to drive alignment and results across cross-functional groups
- Sufficiently trustworthy to work in a high security lab
- Proficiency with various lab equipment: Instron, Laser prototyping, 3d Printing
- Desire to identify and develop skills and technologies that can be used to expand our
- solutions offerings to the Product Design Team
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