PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER - ACOUSTICS

Company: Apple
Location: Boulder
Posted on: November 8, 2024

Job Description:

SummaryPosted: Role Number:200574555At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. In Apple Acoustics we work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love!Apple's Transducer Design team in the Acoustics org delivers the sound you hear in Apple products by creating speaker designs and developing groundbreaking technologies to improve audio performance and quality. We partner with acoustic engineers, multi-functional teams, and direct contract manufacturers to design and build Apple's next generation of speaker modules. We are looking for a Product Design Engineer with stellar mechanical engineering skills and detailed manufacturing knowledge to help take our products to the next level. Could this be you?DescriptionAs a Product Design Engineer on the Acoustics Transducer Design team you will design and validate custom speaker modules for Apple's highly space-constrained products. You will lead the mechanical design of speaker module assembly and their components. You will partner with Transducer Design Engineers (who optimize the acoustic and magnetic performance of the module) and system Product Design Engineers (who integrate the module into a system). Working together you will balance the tradeoffs between acoustic performance, mechanical design, manufacturing, and reliability.This role requires creative design work to generate 3D CAD and 2D drawings for speaker modules from scratch for all components, including: plastic enclosures, metal stampings, insert molded electrical connections, over-molded seals, magnet system subassemblies, and more. The designs will be reviewed by suppliers and multi-functional teams, requiring timely modifications to address design issues without impacting project schedule. You are expected to handle multiple projects at the same time while working with multiple suppliers.Additionally, you will contribute to improvements in the acoustic performance and reliability of the speaker modules by pursuing innovative ideas that bring the module to the limit of what's possible. This means developing new design approaches, exploring different assembly methods, introducing new materials, and implementing new manufacturing processes.After parts are released for manufacturing, you will ensure speaker components and modules can be manufactured in high volumes without issues, while meeting performance specifications. This involves iterating on the design, developing test plans, generating reliability specifications, performing failure analysis, and conducting experiments (DOEs) to find design solutions and implement corrective actions.Minimum QualificationsMost of our engineers have degrees in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent field, but if you've followed a different path to expertise in mechanical design and engineering, we still want to hear from you.Mechanical design experience generating 3D CAD and 2D drawings is required (NX experience is preferred)Preferred QualificationsAbility to achieve sophisticated geometry by understanding and influencing tooling designExperience designing and selecting materials for mass produced injection molded plastic parts, progressively stamped metal parts, and the assembly processes that bring these parts togetherExperience in the consumer electronics industry working with small or micro electromechanical assembliesProactive problem solving, including the development of reliability test plans and conducting root cause analysisCapable of working with global suppliers and guiding actions in assembly and part production facilitiesAbility to use dimensional data to inform part design decisions including: conducting tolerance stack analysis, applying GD&T to 2D drawings, establishing datums, understanding measurement techniques, analyzing data, identifying issues from dimensional data, and guiding part quality improvementsPay & BenefitsAt Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $128,300 and $193,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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