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Data Center, Product Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Austin Metro Area)Full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Data Center Product Design Engineer at Apple collaborating across engineering groups to design energy-efficient, cost-effective, scalable server and storage hardware from concept to production, with rapid iteration and cross-functional feedback.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with system architects, product integrity, hardware, software, and technology groups to define, refine, and execute on the design of the product.
  • Develop initial product layouts, generate concepts, prototype, demonstrate & test to drive decision-making.
  • Create specifications for design partners to implement.
  • Partner with external vendors & internal subject matter experts to optimize designs for performance, security, cost, service and manufacturability.
  • Ensure designs meet requirements throughout their lifecycle by performing stress, tolerance, and failure analyses.
  • Work closely with our data center operations team, security, and safety teams to ensure that designs meet or exceed our existing standards and agreements.

Qualifications

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree
  • Strong engineering fundamentals: solid mechanics, material science, heat transfer, mechanism design, manufacturing
  • Ability to travel up to 20% in North America and Asia to support factory builds
  • MS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  • 2 years Mechanical Engineering experience, or equivalent internship experience
  • Experience with the server mechanical development cycle from prototyping to high volume manufacturing
  • Working knowledge of tolerance analysis, metrology and simple fixture design, fit and function validation, and mechanical testing methodologies including Instron, strain gauge, accelerometer
  • Experience with failure analysis; strong logical reasoning skills and methodical approach to finding root cause
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills: ability to clearly convey design ideas and requirements within the team and to cross-functional partners and vendors
  • Ability to engage in healthy collaborative debate and a keen analytical mindset
  • A strong sense of ownership and drive for excellence

Skills

Required:Mechanical engineering fundamentalsTolerance analysis and metrologyMechanical testing methodologiesFailure analysisCommunicationCollaborative debate and analytical mindsetOwnership and drive for excellence
Last updated Aug 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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