Product Design Engineer - Softgoods

Apple

Cupertino, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Apple, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Cross-Functional, Design Services, Diversity, Electrical Components, Interpersonal Skills, Manufacturing Methods, Mechanical Engineering, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product Design, Product Engineering, Product Shipments, Team Player, Technical Presentation, Technical/Engineering Design, Wearables, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Cupertino, CA

POSTED

2 days ago

**Role Number:** 200669736-0836 **Summary** Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Softgoods Engineering specializes in textiles and soft polymers. Our mission is to use these incredible materials to enhance Apple’s existing product lines and to enable new technologies. Apple’s Vision Pro Solo Knit Band showcases how we seamlessly integrate traditional mechanical components into Softgoods to create soft products that are both breathtaking and extremely functional. In this highly visible lead role, you will utilize your design experience and intuition to define Softgoods architectures and to design, develop, and ship Softgoods products that will amaze and delight our customers. **Description** Delivering extraordinary Apple products made of soft materials is an exciting challenge that requires a cohesive team of creative, open-minded thinkers with a wide variety of backgrounds. We work together in several alluring, customized labs where we design, engineer and develop the best products in the world. Softgoods materials and assembly processes are very different than traditional engineering materials and manufacturing methods. If these are new to you, you will quickly learn by working closely with our team. You will learn how to seamlessly integrate electrical and mechanical components into Softgoods to create soft products that are both breathtaking and highly functional. **Minimum Qualifications** + BS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent + 7+ years of product design with extensive CAD experience **Preferred Qualifications** + MS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent + 12+ years of product design with NX experience + Previous Softgoods and / or wearables product design + Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to a multi-disciplinary team

About the Company

Apple

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Computer/IT Services

FOUNDED

1976

WEBSITE

https://www.apple.com/jobs

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