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Manufacturing Design Engineer-Beats Enclosure

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Hybrid (Shanghai), Hybrid (Shenzhen), Hybrid (Suzhou)Full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Mechanical/ enclosure components creation and manufacturing process development for Apple products, coordinating with Product/Industrial Design, operations, and suppliers to scale new and existing processes, materials, finishes and form factors in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own the secondary process development work of multi-type plastic / rubber / metal components of Apple products (CNC, Polishing, Welding, surface treatment, etc).
  • Design the secondary process based on cosmetic and drawing requirement, to pioneer bringing up new material, new process or surface finish mechanism, mapping out process flow, selecting processing equipments, crafting fixtures/automation, initiating DOEs to optimize machine setups, cutters and coating process, polishing path and parameters, and finalizing the process solution from prototype to mass production.
  • Deeply involve in working on multiple customized processes in the scope of CNC, Polishing, PVD, Chemical Treatment, Sand Blasting, Anodizing, Cleaning, Laser etching, Welding, Automation, etc.
  • Work multi-functionally with Product Design to assess product features for manufacturability, and recommend capable production processes and equipments.
  • Work with Global Supply Managers to develop new equipment from RFQ through factory implementation, and manufacture and deliver material to downstream supply chain nodes on time and on cost.
  • Work with Manufacturing Quality Engineers to drive yield improvement through analysis of part quality, defect Pareto, and SPC.
  • Work heavily with suppliers to define and refine mechanical tooling and fixtures, and establishing process capability and readiness.
  • Coordination of activities and direction through clear communication between the Asia and US-based teams, and vendors is a necessity.
  • Critical business travel 50% (mainly in Asia area).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree or above in Mechanical Engineering and / or relevant manufacturing work experiences.
  • 5+ years of related manufacturing design experience, especially for consumer electronics products.
  • Skilled in GD&T, DOE, SPC.
  • Proficient English and Mandarin.
  • Experiences of process technical development including (or very familiar with some of) CNC, Polishing, Consumable Material Wheels/Sandpapers, Blasting Media, Chemical Treatment, Cleaning, Laser Application, Automation, etc.
  • Experiences in developing customized machine (non-standard machine) in consumer electronics industry, including CNC machines, Polish equipment, Robot application, Cosmetic / Dimension Inspection equipments, Roughness and Texture Control, etc.
  • Understand clearly how to apply problem solving within experiments design, root cause analysis and statistical process control.
  • Working experience for Al/ML.
  • Good analytical skills, and capacity to reason on articulated issues.
  • A team player who is self-motivated, results oriented and detailed oriented. Ability to influence across multiple functional teams.
  • Flexibility to adapt dynamic and constantly evolving environments.

Skills

Required:GD&TDOESPC

Benefits

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally.
  • Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Last updated Jul 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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