Accessories Product Design Engineer, Beats.

Apple is a place where people come to do the best work of their lives. We obsess over the details to make products that surprise, delight, and provide new ways to interact with the technology that changes our customers’ lives. The tight integration of engineering teams from hardware, software, silicon, and beyond sets Apple apart and provides unique opportunities for impact and innovation. The Beats Accessories Product Design team is seeking a product design engineer to work on the next-generation of products. We work in a highly-collaborative, fast-paced environment with teams across Apple including Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Reliability, Software, and Marketing to define product objectives, design solutions, and validate the performance of those designs through mass production, all while keeping customer experience at the forefront. Our contributions have broad impacts – from the overall system size and shape down to the smallest details.

Description

As a member of our Beats Accessories Product Design team, you would conceive, design, test, solve problems, and bring into production a diverse array of accessory products. We work closely with various multi-functional teams including Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Reliability, Software, and Marketing. Expertly integrating advanced components into brand new products means every single day is different here! This role may require international travel (~10%).

Minimum Qualifications

2+ years experience in product design, or equivalent
BS Mechanical Engineering
Demonstrated ability in plastic and metal part design
3-D CAD skills
Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, and geometric tolerancing
Strong analytical/problem solving skills, experience selecting materials and manufacturing processes based on engineering requirements
Some experience with basic finite element analysis and general mechanical engineering analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts clearly to multi-disciplinary teams
Collaborative, detail-oriented, and driven to deliver with a high standard of quality
Flexibility and comfort working in a quickly changing environment
Ability to travel internationally (10%+)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with overseas manufacturers
Consumer electronics design experience
Fluent in Siemens NX
Hands-on prototyping experience (3D printing, CNC mills, lathes, or other fabrication methods)
Integration of wireless antenna (GSM, GPS, Wifi) into mechanical enclosures
Experience with component modules (Audio drivers, batteries, power supplies, camera modules, displays, inductive charging etc.)
MS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent