Product Design Engineering Lead 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 Beats Accessories Product Design team is seeking a senior 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 create solutions to meet those objectives 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.

Were looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead mechanical design from early concept through mass production. This person will bridge industrial design intent and manufacturable reliable hardware owning designs across the full product lifecycle from prototyping and feature definition through China-based build execution and volume ramp. The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on design skills with deep manufacturing and reliability engineering knowledge and is excited to mentor junior engineers on the team.

Concept u0026 Definition: Drive early-stage prototyping explore form factors and define feature sets in close collaboration with industrial design product management and engineering Design: Own detailed design of metal and plastic components enclosures brackets fasteners and structural elements ensuring designs meet aesthetic functional and manufacturing u0026 Reliability Analysis: Perform tolerance stack-up analysis finite element analysis (FEA) and failure analysis to validate structural integrity fit and long-term Integration: Integrate and coordinate mechanical design across multiple subsystems including acoustics display input devices power electronics and wireless antennas ensuring cross-functional compatibility and u0026 Manufacturing Oversight: Travel to and oversee prototype and production builds at contract manufacturers in China; work directly with vendors and factory teams to troubleshoot design and process issues on the Ramp Support: Support products through EVT/DVT/PVT and into mass production resolving field and line issues driving corrective actions and ensuring design intent is preserved at : Guide and develop junior and mid-level mechanical engineers providing technical direction design reviews and career mentorship.

BSn8 years of mechanical/product design experience ideally in consumer electronics or similarly complex hardware track record shipping at least one (ideally multiple) high-volume consumer products from concept to mass CAD skills (SolidWorks Creo NX or similar) and experience with FEA tools (ANSYS Abaqus or built-in CAD FEA modules).nDeep knowledge of metal and plastic manufacturing processes (CNC machining sheet metal injection molding die casting) and their design constraints (DFM/DFA).nHands-on experience with GDu0026T tolerance stack-up analysis and reliability/failure analysis methodologies (root cause analysis DOE 8D etc.).nExperience working directly with contract manufacturers in China including on-site build support and vendor with integrating mechanical design around electro-mechanical subsystems (acoustics displays input devices batteries/power electronics antennas).

M.S. or Ph.D. and 6 years job experience in Product Design Mechanical Engineering or related fieldnExperience with acoustic or RF/antenna co-design in industrial design collaboration or human with statistical process control (SPC) and yield analysis during ramp.