Product Design Engineer - Battery Pack

Are you looking to push the limits of what's considered feasible? As part of our Battery Engineering group, you'll aid us in crafting creative battery solutions that deliver more energy in smaller spaces than ever before. We work across subject areas to transform hardware elements into a single, integrated design. Join us, and you'll help innovate new battery technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you'll push the industry boundaries of what batteries can do and improve the product experience for our customers around the world! As the NPI Mechanical/Product Design resource for our systems; we own module development from initial system architecture through ramp. In this role you will apply your mechanical design engineering skills and ability to lead the end-to-end mechanical development and integration of innovative modules into next generation Apple products.

Description

The Battery Pack Product Design team is responsible for the mechanical design and integration of battery packs into Apple products. In this role, you will design a battery pack, optimizing across teams including outside vendors and internal experts to realize creative solutions and validate designs.

Responsibilities:

Creative problem solving including spatial reasoning, optimization to find best solution to design challenges, attention to detail

Engineering fundamentals are applied in design analysis

Designs realized through tolerance analysis, design for assembly/manufacturing, design reviews and cross functional optimization

Communicate designs through detailed, cross functional design reviews

Drive failure analyses and design of experiments (DOEs) to develop design solutions and implement corrective actions

Release of drawings and revision controls

Travel up to 20% throughout the year

Preferred Qualifications

15 years relevant industry experience

Master's degree or equivalent job-related experience in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Ability to generate innovative designs with multi-functional teams, including detailed written specifications, drawings, and tolerance analyses.

Experience in Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly, or statistical tolerance analysis techniques

Clear and concise communication skills for technical status of projects cross functionally and throughout management structure. High degree of motivation, curiosity, and attention to detail

Demonstrated ability to deliver to product timelines

Experience in design cycle from concept through MP with high-volume manufacturing processes and/or automation, including design validation and characterization

Minimum Qualifications

BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related

Experience with 3D CAD

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $203,300 and $305,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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