
Module Design Engineer
San Diego, CAFull-time$157–214K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Apple seeks a Module Design Engineer in San Diego to develop and validate haptic actuators and experiences for products including iPhone and Apple Watch. The role owns mechanical design and integration from concept through production, including prototyping, analysis, manufacturing collaboration, and design validation. It also involves failure analysis, cross-functional coordination, design reviews, documentation, and 20% international travel.
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Full job description
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200691344-3543
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 San Diego, California. Develop state of the art haptic solutions for best user experience that are central to Apple’s products, including the iPhone and Apple Watch. Lead the design, development, and validation of next-generation haptic actuators and experiences. End-to-end responsibility for the mechanical design and integration of a haptic actuator from concept to Production. Brainstorm concepts and solutions to haptic related challenges. Prototype, evaluate, and debug innovative ideas. Design and define mechanical components and assembly schemes. Generate detailed specifications and drawings. Analyze static and dynamic structures to quantify fundamental device performance. Participate in the development of new manufacturing and assembly processes with external vendors. Validate and characterize designs through multiple iterations. Conduct failure analysis and DOEs to resolve root cause and implement corrective actions. Generate new intellectual property. Collaborate with Industrial Design and System Engineering groups to determine and achieve both functional and aesthetic goals. Design for manufacturability with Process, Manufacturing Design, Technical Operations, and other cross functional teams. Communicate multi-functionally and throughout management structure on a regular basis (written, verbal, and presentation). Manage and track multiple priorities within schedule requirements. Lead design reviews and design documentation releases. 20% International Travel Required. 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 $156,956 - $214,300/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
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Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
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Experience and/or education must include:
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Utilizing Siemens NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks to draft 3D CAD and 2D drawings for mechanical assemblies
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Utilizing statistical process analysis methods with Python or MATLAB to assess manufactured results against design requirements
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Using Keynote or PowerPoint to present design investigations, design proposals, or manufacturing summaries
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Applying failure analysis practices, including “Design-Of-Experiment” methods, commonality analysis and root cause identification to improve product reliability and quality
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Utilizing statistical process analysis methods with Python or MATLAB to assess manufactured results against design requirements
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Setting up and analyzing the performance simulation of mechanical assemblies using Ansys Workbench or SolidWorks FEA
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Designing-for-assembly using best practices including part reduction, design symmetry, precision alignment markers, tooling / automation clearances and part reuse
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Design for manufacturing principles through material selection, tolerance analysis, part geometry optimization, and the integration of suitable joining techniques and manufacturing equipment
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Using GD&T best practices to guarantee design intent, functional assembly, and manufacturability across multiple suppliers and vendors
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Prototyping with 3D printing, laser cutting and laser engraving for rapid iteration of mechanical parts and assemblies to assess relative performance
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Experience using advanced statistical libraries, including python Scikit-Learn, PyTorch and Pandas, to conduct exploratory data analysis and create comprehensive data summaries
Preferred Qualifications
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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 758 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$157–214K/yr
- California median$124–171K/yr160 salary ranges
- US median$104–158K/yr472 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $186K, is 24% above the California median midpoint ($150K) — in the top quarter of Mechanical Design Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 194 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs in California and 758 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- Mechanical Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (640 postings).
- Education
- 471 of the 758 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs (62%) 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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