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Manufacturing Design Engineer - iPhone

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Cupertino, California, Austin, Texas, Sunnyvale, California$163.5k - $246.2kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Apple iPhone Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) drives development of key mechanical manufacturing processes across Apple’s worldwide supply base, collaborating with Industrial Design, Product Design, Manufacturing Design partners, and suppliers to enable automation, fixture design, and modular fixtures for high-volume production.

Responsibilities

  • Drive automation and fixture design activities (including machine design, vision, controls, and component fixturing) for key manufacturing processes in the enclosure and module spaces.
  • Innovate on assembly fixture designs through brainstorming and CAD conceptualization to drive down costs and improve part yields.
  • Work with engineering teams to identify automation needs and opportunities, provide design for automation feedback, conceptualize required automation and modular fixtures, assess design/schedule risk, provide new technology capability analysis, negotiate deliverables, and create proof of concept where necessary.
  • Work with integrators to drive detailed design reviews, iterate on new fixture concepts, execute proof of concept, maintain and resolve issues lists, implement data logging and traceability requirements, review control logic and programming, and define qualification requirements for FAT/SAT.
  • Develop modular designs for component fixturing to ensure fixtures can be reused year over year, maximizing capital equipment reuse.
  • Drive cutting-edge research and development activities both in-house and with industry partners to deliver step-change improvements to process capability.
  • Design precision fixtures tailored for automation stations like laser welding, precision dispensing, insert molding, and automated adhesive/masking tape application.
  • Maintain deep knowledge of equipment capabilities and leverage new technologies to enable improved capabilities.
  • Travel 25% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience working on automation, robotics applications, and fixture design for mass production applications
  • Machine and fixture design expertise
  • Experience designing, deploying, qualifying, supporting, and project managing automated manufacturing process lines with machine vision, motion control, sensors; expertise in most components
  • Extensive experience using CAD to review and design mechanical components, complex assemblies, and precision fixtures; create engineering part drawings using GD&T

Skills

Required:Automation and fixtures designMachine vision systemsCAD and GD&TSix-axis industrial robots & PLCsDOE and statistical analysis

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • education reimbursement for career advancement
  • discretionary bonuses or commissions and relocation eligibility
  • Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • discretionary stock units for eligible employees
Last updated Oct 16, 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.

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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