Apple
iPhone Product Design Lab Manager
Cupertino, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- Previous experience in a lab, manufacturing, or technical operations environment is one of the stated alternatives; no years specified.
- Education
- AA in EE, ME, or CS, OR completion of 2+ years at a 4-year university in a similar field, OR previous experience in a lab, manufacturing, or technical operations environment.
About the job
Manages product design labs, operating equipment and supporting prototype work while maintaining lab systems, compliance, and operations.
What you'll do
- Run day-to-day lab operations, including equipment, asset records, calibration, compliance, access, and onboarding.
- Operate equipment and assist engineers with prototype assembly, disassembly, modification, and material characterization.
- Install and qualify equipment and help plan and launch new lab spaces, coordinating vendors, facilities, testing, procedures, and training.
What they ask for
- AA in EE, ME, or CS; completion of 2+ years at a 4-year university in a similar field; or previous experience in a lab, manufacturing, or technical operations environment.
- Comfort handling, assembling, and disassembling product prototypes.
- Sound judgment with unreleased products and confidential information; ability to prioritize competing engineering requests based on business needs.
- Clear written communication, including ability to write usable procedures and training material.
Nice to have
- Experience with maker, metrology, or failure analysis equipment, such as CMM, Keyence, colorimeters, spectrophotometers, 3d printers, and laser cutters.
- Experience coordinating lab buildouts or equipment installs, or training and onboarding others on equipment and safety procedures.
Pay
$39.87 and $82.77/hr (base salary range)
Tools
CMM, Keyence, colorimeters, spectrophotometers, 3d printers, laser cutters
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