Apple
Manufacturing Design Engineer - iPhone
$164K–$246K
Austin, Texas +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California
Sunnyvale, California - Experience
- 5+ years of experience working on automation, robotics applications, and fixture design for mass production applications.
- Education
- BS/MS in engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, automation, mechatronics, robotics, or equivalent)
About the job
Creates and manages CAD models and drawings for additive-manufactured iPhone components, assessing printability and coordinating designs and file workflows across engineering teams and vendors.
What you'll do
- Create and modify CAD models and 2D engineering drawings; review part printability and develop support structures to improve print yields.
- Manage secure CAD file sharing and version control using Siemens NX and Teamcenter; coordinate designs with manufacturing, product design, and vendors.
- Resolve CAD geometry and file-integrity issues, coordinate deliverables, and present analysis to support commercial and design decisions.
What they ask for
- 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 incorporating machine vision, motion control, and sensors, with expertise in most of those component groups.
- Extensive CAD experience with mechanical components, complex assemblies, precision fixtures, and engineering drawings using GD&T practices.
Nice to have
- Strong Siemens NX skills; additive manufacturing and 3D printing expertise, including printability evaluation and support structure design.
Pay
USD 163,500 to USD 246,200 base salary
Tools
Siemens NX, Teamcenter, GD&T, machine vision, cameras, lighting, motion control, LPBF
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