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Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) - Hardware Enclosures

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (Cupertino, CA), Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA)Full-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Apple Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsible for developing key mechanical manufacturing processes across Apple’s global supply base, acting as the expert technical member of the Manufacturing Design Team, and providing end-to-end manufacturing and process solutions for design features.

Responsibilities

  • Define best-in-class processes to meet all Apple design and operational requirements
  • Develop and document processes including all parameters, consumables and secondary operation requirements to meet defined specifications
  • Work with Global Supply Managers to define and establish supply chain requirements utilizing selected equipment and manufacturing suppliers
  • Provide leadership at manufacturing sites during development and product production ramp, and drive engineering issues to resolution
  • Use data to drive process decisions, basic data analysis, DOEs, SPC, etc.
  • Identify, research, develop, and qualify premier equipment manufacturers and suppliers
  • Define part tolerance and specifications by demonstrating process capability to Product Designers and Industrial Designers
  • Lead process development/have expertise in CNC machining, Surface Finishing, Glass Processing, Assembly, or Painting
  • Own yield improvement actions and process change decisions based on SPC data analysis
  • Identify automation opportunities and justify automation projects based on automation line efficiency metrics

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full time mechanical manufacturing experience required
  • BS, MS or PhD in mechanical, manufacturing or industrial engineering
  • 25% domestic and international travel required
  • Demonstrate hands-on mechanical ability
  • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills
  • Experience with highly cosmetic parts a plus as is experience in a manufacturing environment of consumer electronics or consumer plastic / sheet metal products
  • Be a self-starter by defining all engineering tasks to meet project objectives and have the ability to quickly learn about new processes with very little information provided

Skills

Required:hands-on mechanical abilityinterpersonal communication
Last updated Jun 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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