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Product Design Engineer

Apple

Cupertino, CAFull-time$207–312K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$207–312K/yr
Location
Cupertino, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Apple seeks a Product Design Engineer to plan and design battery packs for consumer electronics in Cupertino and other U.S. locations. The role covers assembly design, 3D modeling, tolerance analysis, manufacturability, manufacturing support, troubleshooting, design experiments, validation, and dimensional data analysis. The position requires 40 hours per week and 20% international travel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Design ReviewsCross-Functional DesignAssembly DesignTolerance Analysis3D ModelingCATIAPro/ENXSolidWorksDesign of ExperimentsFailure AnalysisRoot Cause InvestigationCorrective ActionsDetailed DrawingsMechanical Design

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design or Related Field5+ Years Progressive Post-Baccalaureate Experience3+ Years Design Review Experience3+ Years Assembly Design Experience3+ Years 3D Modeling Experience3+ Years Design Process Experience3+ Years Failure Analysis Experience3+ Years Detailed Drawing Experience3+ Years Mechanical Design ExperienceMust Travel 20% Internationally

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200691299-0836

Summary

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino , California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Perform engineering duties in planning and designing of battery packs. Design and develop battery packs for consumer electronics. Utilize 3D modeling and tolerance analysis for assembly design of multiple components. Evaluate design for manufacturability (DFM) to incorporate build capability into the design. Support manufacture of battery packs by reviewing manufacturing tooling, in process tolerance analysis, and build data to ensure design is manufacturable. Perform detail assembly design including 3D CAD and drawings and evaluation of mechanical assembly fixtures to ensure design is manufacturable. Troubleshoot fixture, design, fabrication, and reliability issues to meet specification and reliability requirements. Design experiments including those to down select to a final design and trouble shoot any issues and test for design validation by performance analysis. Perform dimensional data reduction, visualization, interpolation, and interpretation. Job requires 20% international travel. 40 hours/week. 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 $207,400 - $311,700/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design or related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation.

  • 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

  • Conducting design reviews to realize cross functional design

  • Designing multiple component assemblies to realize product requirements including tolerance analysis

  • Performing 3D Modeling (including Catia, Pro/E, NX, or SolidWorks) to generate designs

  • Supporting design process from product manufacture to assembly including design of experiments (DOEs)

  • Experience driving Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation, including developing design solutions and implementing corrective actions.

  • Experience completing detailed drawings to ensure communication and compliance of parts to design intent.

  • Implementing mechanical design concepts into detailed designs throughout all phases of development cycle through MP.

Preferred Qualifications

  • N/A

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,686 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$207–312K/yr
  • California median$129–180K/yr1,058 salary ranges
  • US median$106–160K/yr4,648 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $260K, is 69% above the California median midpoint ($154K) — in the top quarter of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,338 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in California and 7,686 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (6,392 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,272 of the 7,686 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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