Apple
Accessory Product Design Engineer
$129K–$225K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years in Product Design or equivalent; preferred: 3+ years of professional mechanical engineering or Product Design experience.
- Education
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, Product Design, or comparable fields; preferred: M.S. in those fields.
About the job
Designs and develops Apple accessories from early concepts through production, including mechanical design, prototyping, performance validation, and manufacturing optimization.
What you'll do
- Create mechanical designs, 3D CAD models, 2D drawings, and proof-of-concept prototypes; analyze design performance and present technical status.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and manufacturers to define requirements and optimize designs for function, manufacturability, and cosmetics.
- Review test results, perform failure analysis, drive corrective actions, and support module and system-level builds; travel internationally up to 20%.
What they ask for
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, Product Design, or comparable fields.
- 1+ years experience in Product Design or equivalent.
- Familiarity with 3D CAD and creating 2D drawings; fluency with mechanical engineering fundamentals.
- Knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods, prototype building or part fabrication, and descriptive and inferential statistics.
Nice to have
- M.S. in mechanical engineering, product design, or comparable fields; 3+ years of professional mechanical engineering or Product Design experience.
- Consumer electronics design, high-volume production, manufacturing processes, cross-functional coordination, GD&T/tolerance analysis, overseas manufacturers, or FEA experience.
Pay
$129,300 and $225,300 (base salary)
Tools
3D CAD, 2D drawings, PCBs, flexes, injection molding, CNC, GD&T, FEA
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