Concept Prototyping Engineer

Next Gen Computing (NGC) develops new concepts and capabilities for Apple products. The team brings expertise in mechanical engineering electrical engineering software design and interaction design enabling it to build fully functional prototypes that inform decisions across Apple. From rapid proofs of concept to live-on platforms distributed to dozens of internal users for longer durations we can take an exploration as far as needed to enable our colleagues and stakeholders to get a hands-on feel for an experience instead of just an idea. We work across a variety of product lines and work regularly with engineering design and human factors functions to realize our work as clearly as possible. Our team offers a unique opportunity to inform the future of Apple products.

Next Gen Computing team is looking for a highly motivated creative and design-sensitive product prototyping engineer to join our team to help build functional this role you will be building functional integrated prototypes and platforms that bring new concepts to life and generating the knowledge that helps Apple make informed decisions about what to build will help the team to move from a sketched concept to a hands-on integrated prototype with an eye for experience quality and reliability. These prototypes are meant to be used and shared among Apple stakeholders so a relentless attention to user-facing functionality is essential.

Brainstorm co-develop and iterate on experience concepts with your team and cross-functional collaborators moving from preparing a paper sketch to a demo and to an integrated prototypenPresent and advocate for multiple design approaches clearly articulating the trade-offs of eachnDesign parts fabricate and build integrated prototypes in alignment with cross-functional collaborators such as designers electrical engineers and software engineersnTake a hands-on role in fabrication and assembly including fit-checking functionality-checking and servicing prototypes as needednSynthesize and communicate feedback from multiple stakeholders across different disciplines to evolve and improve conceptsnSupport concept transfer to Apples world-class product development and software engineering groupsnManage multiple projects simultaneously adapting your approach as program needs change

Strong foundation in product design with sensitivity to industrial design experience working with 3D and 2D CADnExperience with fabrication tools and processesnBS in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Electromechanical Engineering Industrial Design or a technically equivalent fieldn3 years of product design/prototyping experience

A portfolio demonstrating earlier work/ideasn5 years of product design/prototyping experiencenMS/PhD in a related fieldnAbility to evolve demonstration prototypes into stable platforms for extended testing and evaluationnAbility to work with a variety of disciplines including industrial designers experience designers and software hardware and product development engineersnA passion for doing the best possible work with the ability to balance speed with fidelitynIndependent self-starter with good interpersonal storytelling and communication skills