Mechanical Systems Design Engineer

Apple • Austin, TX

7h

About The Position

The Instrumentation PD group at Apple designs and develops the test equipment
and fixtures that ensure Apple's most iconic products meet the highest quality
standards. We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Systems Design Engineer to lead
the development of novel automated calibration and metrology systems - from
early concept through global manufacturing deployment. If you thrive at the
intersection of complex physics, precision engineering, and real-world
manufacturing, this role was built for you.

The Instrumentation PD team sits at the heart of Apple's global manufacturing
operations, owning the test equipment and fixtures used to validate product
technologies including cameras, health sensing, acoustics, and display. This is
a senior individual contributor role with broad technical ownership — you'll
shape not just what gets built, but how the team approaches problems, develops
vendors, and scales solutions across Apple's manufacturing ecosystem. You'll
work closely with product designers, operations, software engineers, and global
system integrators, and your work will directly influence the quality of
products used by hundreds of millions of people.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent
• 12+ years of experience designing custom or first-of-kind electromechanical systems
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals including mechanism design, material selection, tolerance analysis (GD&T), and DFMEA
• Hands-on failure analysis experience — able to identify root cause, run structured debugging, and drive design improvements
• Experience working directly with vendors or contract manufacturers in a product development and manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally across operations, software, and product design teams
• Demonstrated history of increasing technical scope and leadership across roles
• Ability to travel internationally up to 25% to support station validation and factory integration

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a relevant engineering field
• Experience with mass-produced electronics manufacturing equipment — structures, sheet metal, plastics, robotics, or automation
• Opto-mechanical or camera module design experience
• Proficiency with UG NX or equivalent CAD platform
• Experience with FEA stress analysis (ANSYS preferred)
• Experience developing or managing vendor ecosystems, particularly with global system integrators
• Familiarity with Apple's NPI process and manufacturing environments
• Experience in project or program management
• Written and verbal Mandarin language skills

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level