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Product Design Engineer - iPhone (Mechanical)

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Hybrid (Shanghai, China)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Product Design Engineer role in Apple’s Product Design Group in Shanghai or Shenzhen, focusing on designing tight-tolerance mechanical components for iPhone product systems, developing validation infrastructure, and collaborating across cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop tight-tolerance mechanical components for iPhone product systems.
  • Create and implement test and validation infrastructure for DOE plans.
  • Characterize mechanical components and manufacturing assembly processes.
  • Support new product engineering builds by driving on-site issue resolution.
  • Conduct failure analysis on build issues to identify root causes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to implement effective corrective actions for build issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Masters degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline
  • High degree of motivation, curiosity, passion, creativity
  • Proficient English communication skills in both written and verbal
  • Engineering fundamentals: statics, strength of materials, material science, heat transfer
  • Computer aided design (CAD) skills: 3D CAD experience required (NX preferred)
  • Design intelligence: mechanical intuition, creative problem solving, spatial reasoning, diligence in finding the best solution for each design challenge, attention to detail
  • Interested in traveling up to 50% throughout a year
  • Basic design skills: tolerances analysis, design for assembly (DFA), design for manufacturing (DFM), simple fixture design, understanding of Statistical Process Controls (SPC), understanding of metrology (basic knowledge of measurement systems)
  • Experience in design cycle from concept through manufacturing and a history of engaging with vendors to yield successful parts/assemblies
  • Experience in designing mechanical components for high volume manufacturing - injection molded parts, sheet metal components, die-cast and machined parts
  • Experience in team work with Contract Manufacturing Partners
  • Familiarity with AI application, programming and app development is a strong plus.

Skills

Required:Mechanical design and tolerance analysis

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 Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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