Job Details

System Product Design Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Jun 05, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200605740

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Lead the end-to-end design and engineering integration of a next generation iPhone enclosure accounting for critical features such as manufacturability, material utilization, reliability, water-sealing, and antenna performance. Work closely with a range of technical and operations disciplines spanning many cross-functional teams to define engineering requirements and manage the resolution of challenges associated with integrating key technologies into the product. Partner with overseas manufacturers to ensure designed parts are mass producible. Resolve issues and ensure the design meets requirements throughout its lifecycle by applying mechanical and material engineering principles to conduct failure analysis and determine root cause. Parse and synthesize large datasets and complicated design details into visual summaries that clearly communicate issues and proposed solutions. Develop innovative analysis tools and methods to assess performance of new, breakthrough technologies invented for iPhone. International travel required 20%. 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 $143,100 - $214,500/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.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Using 3D CAD to model novel mechanical and electromechanical components, including the incorporation of complex industrial design surfaces for cosmetic aspects of the product.

• Designing for manufacturability (DFM), including familiarity with display overmolding, flexible printed circuit board fabrication, sheet metal stamping, plastic/metal injection molding, and CNC machining, to ensure parts can be produced at high volume

• Designing for assembly (DFA) to enable high speed assembly operations with high repeatability.

• Conducting tolerance stack-up analysis to guarantee components assemble and perform as expected across entire range of manufacturing variation.

• Conducting static and dynamic mechanical analyses to ensure designs meet load objectives at time zero and across all critical stress types (drop, bend, impact, etc).

• Applying heat transfer principles to enable individual modules and full product to achieve thermal objectives relative to safety, comfort, and performance.

• Applying mechanics of materials principles in communication with other designers and collaborators on the interaction between material behavior and product performance.

• Creating and reviewing technical drawings for communicating design intent with peers and suppliers, including proper controls on critical features.

• Applying finite element method fundamentals during collaboration with subject matter experts on simulations of parts and complex systems subjected to a variety of test conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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