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Sensing HW & Data Collection Systems - Mechanical Engineer

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Location
San Diego, CA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Mechanical Engineer will partner with electrical, optical, embedded firmware, and software algorithm teams to realize mechanical designs integrating new technologies into early-stage data collection systems. The role includes helping set technical requirements and specifications, detailing designs, prototyping, fabrication, and owning the mechanical build process for low-volume system manufacturing.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical EngineeringAnalytical SkillsMaterial SelectionManufacturing Processes3D CAD2D Manufacturing DrawingsManufacturing Quality ControlIQCIPQCTolerance AnalysisDFM/DFAGD&TSiemens NXFlexible and Rigid PCB DesignPCB Fabrication and AssemblyThermal ManagementOptical SensingForce SensingTouch SensingElectronics IntegrationSensor IntegrationCamera IntegrationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationInterpersonal Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeMS in Mechanical EngineeringIndustry or Internship Experience

Full job description

Role Number: 200692478-3543

Summary

At the forefront of Apple's innovation, the Data Collection Systems team designs cutting-edge solutions that integrate state-of-the-art sensing technologies across our products, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBooks, Vision Pro, and beyond.

Our team plays a key role in the advancement of ideas by creating hardware for systems that integrate novel technology for data collection and new feature development. Daily fresh challenges demand the sharp analytical skills of talented individuals. We have a collaborative, inclusive, and hands-on environment that cultivates engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation. You will contribute your own unique talents by working with engineers from teams across Apple to synthesize electrical, mechanical and software components. We live in a mobile and device driven world where knowledge of the physical world around us is needed. We rely on this knowledge to get around, to learn about our environment and to enable spectacular new features for custom applications. Apple is meeting those needs as robustly and as creatively as possible and is interested in people who want to help meet that commitment. The success we are striving will be the result of very skilled people working in an environment which cultivates creativity, partnership, and thinking of old problems in new ways. If that sounds like the kind of environment that you find intriguing, then let's talk. These elements come together to make Apple an amazing environment for motivated people to do the greatest work of their lives. You will become part of a team that sets the standard in fostering excellence, creativity and innovation. Will you help us design the next generation of revolutionary Apple products?

Description

In this role you will partner with multi-functional teams such as electrical, optical, embedded firmware, and software algorithm engineers to realize mechanical designs that integrate new technologies into systems for early-stage data collection. You will assist in setting technical requirements, defining specifications, design detailing, prototyping, fabrication, and owning the mechanical build process of low volume system manufacturing

Minimum Qualifications

  • Strong mechanical engineering including analytical skills, material selection, and manufacturing processes based on engineering requirements.

  • Proficiency in 3D CAD and creating 2D manufacturing drawings.

  • Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Understanding of real-world manufacturing and quality control processes including IQC, IPQC, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, and GD&T.

  • Fluent in Siemens NX and familiarity with flexible and rigid printed circuit boards design, fabrication and assembly.

  • Experience with thermal management, and optical, force, touch sensing technologies is a plus.

  • Hands-on experience integrating electronics, sensors and cameras to satisfy challenging packaging constraints.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and people skills; ability to interact with management, team members, and external vendors.

  • MS in mechanical engineering with proven industry or internship experience.

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 7,643 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$129–180K/yr1,026 salary ranges
  • California median$45–55/hr44 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,308 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in California and 7,643 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (6,333 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,314 of the 7,643 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (70%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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