Product Design Engineer
Apple
Product, Design
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 17, 2026
The Home Product Design team at Apple is growing and we are looking for a passionate and technically capable engineer to join us designing world class products and bringing them to life. The Product Design team leads development and integration of a wide range of parts, modules and technologies to bring new products and experiences to life. Bring your experience, insights, and innovations to share with, and learn from our team, to problem solve and help realize the next generation of Apple products.
In this role you will own components, modules, system architectures and execution for a range of products within the Home. Development will include collaboration with subject matter experts across a wide range of Apple’s internal teams, including Electronics, Power Supply, RF, Manufacturing Design, Industrial Design and many more. Skills you will strengthen on the job: Design ideation, design for assembly/manufacturability, designing for high volume manufacturing through injection molding, die casting, sheetmetal, machining and other process, metrology, fixture design, tolerance analysis, geometric dimensioning & tolerancing, statistical process control and more.
- Mechanical design development in 3D & 2D
- Electrical component and module integration
- Building proof of concept and prototypes, testing and analysis
- Collaborating with cross-functional partners to understand and execute on critical integration and performance requirements
- Partnering with external vendors & internal manufacturing teams to optimize designs for function, manufacturability and cosmetics
- Ensuring designs meet requirements throughout their lifecycles by performing stress, tolerance, and failure analyses
- International travel up to 20% to support development
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design or comparable fields
- Two years of Mechanical Product Design, Consumer Electronics development, Engineering or comparable and relevant alternatives
- Strong mechanical engineering design and analytical skills
- Proficiency in any current 3D CAD package
- Excellent communications skills both within and external to technical teams
- Flexibility in design approach and a strong drive to excellence down to the finest details
- Masters Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
- Three or more years of professional Product Design / Consumer Electronics experience
- Siemens NX CAD fluency
- High volume / mass production development experience
- FEA modeling experience with any major CAD software system
- Hands on experience with 3D Printers, CNC Mills, Lathes and / or other hand fabrication methods
- Experience in the areas of: GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, Statistical Analysis and Design of Experiments
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