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Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) - Product Displays

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Cupertino, CA$133.5k - $201.6kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for taking products from concept/brainstorm to mass production. You will manage full life cycle NPI, responsible for selection and implementation of manufacturing processes of fixtures and assemblies in our retail environments. You'll research new materials, technologies, and suppliers to identify, predict and mitigate issues early in the development cycle, diving deep to understand roadblocks, process capabilities to enable designs and smooth ramps. Own creation of the entire manufacturing process, from raw material to final assembly, to create product display fixtures that will delight retail customers.

Responsibilities

  • Interact with Industrial Design, Product Design, and Vendors to enable the most innovative display designs on the market. Coordination of activities between US-based teams and world wide teams/suppliers is a necessity.
  • Develop innovative solutions that enable Apple’s long term Environmental and Product goals, including post-consumer recycled materials, fiber based materials, lowering environmental impact, and closed-loop manufacturing life cycle.
  • Development and steward prototyping processes to create initial mockups for review with design teams, and then follow through with realization of them during product manufacturing.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full time mechanical manufacturing experience
  • 25% domestic and international travel required
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Tenacity and curiosity to solve seemingly impossible problems
  • Past experience developing prototyping processes or manufacturing technology development
  • Experience in fixture design, equipment design, or manufacturing/process optimization a plus
  • Expertise in development or quality control of highly cosmetic components highly regarded
  • Demonstrated ability to use and implement statistical and data analysis tools to make data-driven decisions
  • Ability and willingness to work independently and travel (domestic + international) frequently
  • Proven leader with a track record of defining and closing engineering tasks to meet objectives, detail-oriented, able to learn quickly with little information
  • BS or MS in Material / Mechanical / Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent work experience.

Skills

Required:3+ years of mechanical manufacturing experiencePrototype developmentStatistical / data analysis
Nice to have:Fixture design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • education expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation may be eligible
  • Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan eligibility
  • discretionary employee stock programs and stock awards
Last updated Jul 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

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