Manufacturing Design Engineer- Soft Goods

Cupertino Until 9/21/2026 7+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

Description

In this highly visible role, you will manage selection, implementation, optimization, and scale up of manufacturing processes for our legendary soft goods products. You will utilize your mechanical engineering experience and work across multi-functional teams in Product Design and Industrial Design to assess product features for manufacturability and recommend capable processes and equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
7+ years of experience supporting new product launches from a mechanical, tooling, or product development perspective.
Experience with mechanical fabricated parts or adhesives, glues, jigs, fixtures, tooling, injection molding, plastics experience is required.
Deep experience applying Design of Experiments (DOE), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques.
Experience leading suppliers’ technical team in the development and qualification of manufacturing process
Experience defining & executing mass production qualification requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Experience solving complex mechanical or manufacturing challenges.
International experience, particularly in Asia.
Experience with highly cosmetic parts.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

About this role

Summary

Manage manufacturing processes for soft goods, support product launches, and optimize production quality.

Job title

Manufacturing Design Engineer- Soft Goods

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Cupertino, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

mechanical fabricationadhesivesjigsfixturestoolinginjection moldingplasticsDOEGD&TSPCsupplier managementmass production qualification

Preferred skills

mechanical challengesinternational experiencecosmetic partscommunication

Specializations

manufacturing processesmechanical engineeringproduct developmentdesign of experimentsgeometric dimensioning and tolerancing
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City