System Product Design Engineer Seattle,Washington,United States Hardware Do you have a passion for setting ambitious goals and then focusing on every detail required to achieve them? Do you love having an influence through every step in a product’s development? As part of our Mechanical Engineering group, you’ll work both conceptually and tangibly to translate Apple’s most visionary and imaginative ideas into their physical form for our customers. By combining the world’s most refined industrial design with the newest, most innovative technologies, you’ll enable the best-in-class hardware experience for Apple customers. Join this team, and you’ll help us invent new ways to fit big ideas into slim hardware — and into millions of lives around the world. **Description** Welcome to the era of spatial computing! In the Vision Product Group at Apple we are developing high performance immersive devices that will inspire and delight our customers and allow them to share experiences like never before! The Product Design Engineer role will give you direct responsibility over the mechanical design of parts, assemblies and modules within Apple Vision products and own the analysis, assembly and reliability of these parts. This role spans the product design cycle from concept development, prototyping and testing, to collaborating with vendors to bring the design to life. You will engage in frequent multi-disciplinary collaboration with teams like Industrial Design, Project Management, Manufacturing, EE, Display, Camera, Antenna, Battery, Softgoods, Human Engineering, Human Factors, Safety and more. **Minimum Qualifications** + We are looking for an engineer with the following qualifications + 1-2+ years of hands-on, consumer electronics product design experience + Strong mechanical engineering analytical skills, understanding of common engineering materials & manufacturing processes + Experience working in technical project groups in a professional environment + Proficiency in 3D CAD (any modeling package, NX preferred) + Basic GD&T knowledge and experience creating and releasing 2D drawings + Experience performing tolerance analyses, interpretation of FEA, statistical analysis + Practical experience working with external vendors (DFM, FAI/CPK) + Consumer electronics knowledge across multiple disciplines: enclosures, displays, cameras, sensors, PCBs, flexes, antennas, batteries, thermals, mechanisms, optics and lenses + Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) including emails, high quality slide presentations, and presenting technical concepts to multi-disciplinary teams + Creative problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creation + Detail orientated and capable of handling multiple assignments at once + Hands on shop experience **Key Qualifications** **Preferred Qualifications** + EDUCATION + BSME required, MS or equivalent experience preferred + PREFERRED EXPERIENCE + Fluent in Unigraphics NX including surfacing tools, statistical software (JMP), MacOS + Experience working through entire product cycle including shipping product experience + Experience with design or integration of handheld or wearable component modules (displays, battery, cameras, flexes, antennas etc.) + Experience with failure analysis + Experience collaborating with Asian manufacturing facilities, specifically in high-volume mass production **Education & Experience** **Additional Requirements** **Pay & Benefits** + 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 $135,400 and $204,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.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 (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. + Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) **Apple Footer** Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. 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