Interconnect Product Design Engineer
Cupertino, CA$150.4k - $225.3kFull-timePosted 6mo ago
About the role
Role on the Interconnect team at Apple designing high-speed/high-power interconnects, novel wireless interfaces, and charging accessories. Collaborative, cross-functional environment with emphasis on innovation, design for manufacturability, and delivering consumer electronics products.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to all forms of interconnect technologies, including designing highly customized high-speed and high-power interconnects, novel wireless interfaces, and developing complete charging accessories.
- Balance multiple program needs, manage design tradeoffs, and drive appropriate resolution in a dynamic cross-functional environment.
- Collaborate with Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering, Signal Integrity, Antenna, Reliability, Packaging, Safety, and Marketing teams.
Qualifications
- Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent; BSME or higher
- Analytical and problem solving skills as applied to mechanical engineering
- Fluency in 3D CAD software
- Ability to design cosmetic and structural plastic and metal components
- Experience in design for manufacturability and design for assembly
- Experience with statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing
- Experience presenting and communicating technical concepts, ideas, and solutions graphically
- The ability to travel internationally (20%+)
- Experience in detailed part and product design in consumer electronics
- Experience with connector design, liquid and dust ingress protection, corrosion, and/or signal integrity
- Experience with inductive power transfer, coils, and/or magnetic materials
- Experience with antenna design and integration
- Experience with permanent magnets, and magnet array designs
- Experience working with overseas manufacturers
- Experience with design for high-volume manufacturing
- Mandarin language skills
Skills
Required:Mechanical design3D CADDesign for manufacturabilityTolerance analysisCommunicationTravel readiness
Nice to have:Antenna and RFMagnetic materials/inductorsManufacturingMandarin
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- retirement benefits
- discounted products and free services
- tuition reimbursement for related education
- discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
- participation in Apple stock programs (RSU, Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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