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Audio Product Design Engineer (Mechanical Engineering)

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Hybrid (Shanghai/Shenzhen)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Member of Apple's Audio Product Design team responsible for conceiving, designing, testing, solving problems, and bringing into production audio products that redefine the music experience. Collaborates with multiple teams (Industrial Design, Audio Engineering, RF, Safety, Hardware Engineering, EMC, Operations, Marketing) to integrate diverse components into new products.

Responsibilities

  • Support build activities including finding root cause for failures and solutions for issues that impede build progress.
  • Building prototypes to validate function, manufacturability, and reliability.
  • Analyze data generated from builds and design of experiments.
  • Participate in design reviews to generate and receive constructive feedback.
  • Perform tolerance analyses to predict performance of mechanisms, sensors, and cosmetic.
  • Create specifications, detailed design and 2D documentation of parts and assemblies.
  • Work with operations teams to evaluate and develop supply chains capable of manufacturing new subsystems and products.
  • Interacting with vendors to develop manufacturing processes and tooling concepts.

Qualifications

  • BS and above in Mechanical Engineering, or 3+ years of experience in mechanical design.
  • Computer aided design (CAD) skills: 3D CAD experience required(NX preferred), 2D drafting and GD&T.
  • Knowledge of finite element analysis (FEA) theory and general mechanical engineering analysis.
  • Ability to travel to vendors during weekdays.
  • Fluent Mandarin and English communication skills.
  • Experience of working with many different international teams or OEM/ODM vendors.
  • Hands-on experience of solving problem with engineering knowledge (material mechanics, statics, fluid dynamics…etc) and tools.
  • Deep understanding of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply concepts to new problems not listed in engineering textbooks.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to apply statistical tools and techniques into real-world problem solving.
  • Post-processing knowledge for plastic and metal part, including assembly and fixture design.
  • Industry experiences from medical, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace and other fields with relevant technology and development models.
  • Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing.
  • Experience with component modules (Audio drivers, batteries, power supplies, camera modules, etc.)
  • Design of audio subsystems (microphone, speaker, receiver)
  • Experience of using AI tools in previous programs for solving engineering problems

Skills

Required:Mechanical designFinite element analysis (FEA)Prototype developmentTolerance analysisDesign for Manufacturability/Assembly (DFM/DFA)Multidisciplinary collaboration
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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