Apple
Input Device Product Design Engineer
$150K–$278K
Austin, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 20, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California - Experience
- 2+ years in a mechanical engineering design role.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related major.
About the job
Design mechanical systems and architectures for Apple input devices, from concept through manufacturing and product validation.
What you'll do
- Collaborate across design, engineering, product integrity, and manufacturing teams to define product vision and optimize designs.
- Develop product form factors, architectures, mechanisms, and electromechanical integrations for ergonomic performance.
- Validate designs through analysis, DFMEA, prototyping, testing, and failure analysis.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of experience in a mechanical engineering design role.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related major.
- Engineering fundamentals in statics, strength of materials, kinematics and mechanism design, and manufacturing.
- Travel internationally about 10–15% of the year to support engineering builds; strong written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related major.
- Prior experience in relevant industries.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 USD, base salary
Tools
DFMEA
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