Touch ID Product Design Mechanical Engineer

Summary

We live in a mobile and device driven world where knowledge of the physical world around us is needed. We rely on this knowledge to get around, to learn about our environment, and to enable spectacular new features for custom applications. Apple is meeting those needs as robustly and creatively as possible and is interested in people who want to help meet that commitment. The success we are striving for will be the result of very skilled people working in an environment which cultivates creativity, partnership, and thinking of old problems in new ways. If that sounds like the kind of environment that you find intriguing, then let's talk. These elements come together to make Apple an amazing environment for motivated people to do the greatest work of their lives. You will become part of a team that sets the standard in fostering excellence, creativity and innovation. Will you help us design the next generation of revolutionary Apple products?

The Sensing Product Design team is looking for a talented mechanical engineer to develop great experiences and bring Apple products to life. We are the team developing many of the sensors that changed the way people interact with their technology. Touch redefined the phone and tablet, Touch ID seamlessly secured them, and the heart rate monitor let you keep tabs on yourself.

Description

In this role, you will be responsible for specifying, developing, characterizing, and validating touch sensing systems. You will own the end-to-end design, development, and validation of sensing technology into Apple’s portfolio of products. You will work with a talented multifunctional team to generate design concepts. As the mechanical expert, you will be responsible for the engineering analysis and documentation for your piece of the project. At the end of the extraordinary team effort, your work will be in the hands of millions of people making a visible difference in their daily lives.

Responsibilities

• Identifying/brainstorming design solutions, grading risk, and informing final design.
• Leading a cross-functional team through failure analysis to identify root-cause and inform corrective actions.
• Coordinating and managing the path-to-closure on complex, multi-faceted issues.
• Applying rigorous and thoughtful experimental design to reduce design risk/uncertainty as quickly as possible.
• Running tolerance studies to ensure designs are feasible over manufacturing tolerances.
• Communicating to Apple’s engineering leadership in concise, comprehensive technical depth. In the prototyping and validation phases, you will support external manufacturing vendors with process development and root cause analysis for issues found during testing.

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in mechanical design, failure analysis, or product validation.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling and drafting 2D technical drawings (GD&T).
• Strong track record of applying structured root-cause methodologies and experimental design (DOE) to resolve complex electromechanical issues.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally (5%–10%) to support vendor bring-up and factory builds.
• Minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in statistical analysis in MATLAB or JMP is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with sensor technology, analog/digital signals, flex circuits, IC packaging is preferred but not required.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills with the ability to articulate trade-offs and recommendations clearly.