Apple
Product Design Lab Engineer
$124K–$218K
Sunnyvale, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build, commission, and operate a Product Design lab, machining and inspecting prototype parts while helping engineers choose practical build paths.
What you'll do
- Build out and operate the lab, including equipment selection, commissioning, maintenance, calibration, safety, and documentation.
- Machine, fabricate, assemble, and inspect prototype parts; route specialized work to internal or external resources.
- Partner with Product Design engineers and manage lab requests from intake through delivery.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Hands-on CNC machining experience, including setup, fixturing, tooling selection, and producing finished parts to drawing.
- Experience operating and maintaining a prototyping, R&D, engineering lab or machine shop, including equipment maintenance, calibration, and safety.
- Experience with mechanical, electrical, and test work; dimensional inspection and measurement; interpreting drawings, tolerances, and GD&T; and working with fabrication suppliers.
Nice to have
- Experience designing, standing up, expanding, or significantly reconfiguring a lab, cleanroom, or machine shop.
- Experience operating and maintaining 3D printers and laser cutters.
Pay
USD $123,739 to $218,000 annualized base salary
Tools
CNC milling, manual machine tools, 3D printing, CAM, laser cutters, GD&T
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