Product Design Engineer - Interconnect

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Product Design Engineer - Interconnect

Apple

Location

Cupertino, California, 95014, United States

Experience

Mid

Posted

Jul 30, 2026

Apply by

August 29, 2026

Applicants

0

Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Office

Job Description

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day. ## Description We are looking to add a product design engineer to the team. Day to day job responsibilities include the design of tight tolerance components for prototype systems, development of test infrastructure, and characterization of components and assembly processes. ## Minimum qualifications - 3+ years of mechanical design experience using of a variety of fabrication processes - 3+ years of consumer electronics design experience demonstrating the ability to work on complex products with large multidisciplinary teams - A solid understanding of engineering fundamentals [heat transfer, mechanics of materials, precision fabrication] - Understanding of tight-tolerance fabrication and assembly techniques, mechanical drawing composition (functional dimensioning and tolerance stack-up analysis) - Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) and statistical tolerance analysis techniques ## Preferred qualifications Strong proficiency in Siemens NX [components, assemblies and drawings] - Experienced with metrology and interpreting and deriving meaningful insights from FAI data - Experience working with electrical engineers to layout and build custom PCBs/FPCs - Experience owning parts at various production stages and a history of engaging with vendors to yield successful parts/assemblies Bachelor’s or Masters degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline

Key Responsibilities

  • Design tight tolerance components for prototype systems
  • Develop test infrastructure
  • Characterize components and assembly processes

Skills Required

Mechanical designFabrication processesHeat transferMechanics of materialsPrecision fabricationTight-tolerance fabricationAssembly techniquesMechanical drawing compositionFunctional dimensioningTolerance stack-up analysisDesign for Manufacturability (DFM)Design for Assembly (DFA)Statistical tolerance analysisCollaboration with multidisciplinary teamsSiemens NXMetrologyFAI data interpretationPCB layoutFPC layoutVendor engagement

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