Accessories Product Design Engineer, Beats

Summary

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, 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.

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 Analytical/problem solving skills Some experience with basic finite element analysis and general mechanical engineering analysis 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 Integration of wireless antenna (GSM, GPS, Wifi) into mechanical enclosures Experience with component modules (Audio drivers, batteries, power supplies, camera modules, etc.) MS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

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, 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%).

Responsibilities

Design mechanical parts including plastic, metal, or softgoods parts Interface with cross functional teams to solicit and understand requirements Create 2D technical drawings and review dimensional inspection reports Do basic mechanical finite element analysis Travel to builds to ensure the product assembly is done correctly Perform failure analysis on failed units and determine corrective actions

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