Mechanical Engineer

Austin Cupertino Until 9/21/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

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. We are seeking Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, development, and validation of silicon validation test solutions and provide system design support to other Apple engineering teams.

Description

This design engineer will be responsible for the end-to-end mechanical development of electromechanical systems for silicon validation, with responsibilities including:
-Defining mechanical requirement and interface for high power electromechanical systems
-Conducting cross functional design reviews and generate mechanical requirement documents
-Designing board and system level mechanical assemblies and generate drawings, BOMs and assembly instructions
-Defining mechanical component outlines and component keep outs for PCB layouts
-Performing dimensional and tolerance analysis
-Managing and tracking multiple priorities within schedule requirements
-Design validation and characterization from prototype bring-up to product testing
-Driving failure analyses and design of experiments (DOEs) to reach design solutions and corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent study with 10+ years of experience.
5+ year of 3D CAD experience required.
Good understanding of mechanical fabrication processes and be able to determine the best method for given design
Disciplined in GD&T practices and must be able to perform Tolerance Analysis of complex assemblies
Experience of designing various types of heat sinks and cooling solutions for high power ASICs including Liquid cooling
Experience of designing equipment for data centers and good understanding of EIA Rack Standards and OCP standard
Must be able to generate MCO for PCBs, create assembly drawings, BOMs and familiar with PDM tools such as Agile
Applied knowledge in interconnect technologies including signal integrity, printed circuit boards, material science and basic chemistry of connectors
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and people skills; ability to interact with management, team members and external vendors
Teamwork: the candidate must be able to communicate well with cross functional team members, be able to efficiently collaborate with team members to achieve project goals, and contribute positively to the engineering community.

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on product design experience in electronic products or modules, direct fixture design experience
Experience with MCAD-ECAD file exchange and IDX processes
3+ years of experience of NX 3D CAD tool & Team Center
5+ years of experience in computer, server or networking equipment industries
3+ years of experience designing liquid cooled board assemblies and systems
3+ years of experience in data center products and good understanding of EIA
Rack Standards and OCP standards
MSME degree is preferred.

About this role

Summary

Design, develop, validate electromechanical systems for silicon testing at Apple.

Job title

Mechanical Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Austin or Cupertino; on-site preferred

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

3D CADGD&Ttolerance analysismechanical fabricationinterconnect technologies

Preferred skills

product designMCAD-ECAD exchangeNX 3D CADliquid coolingdata center standards

Specializations

electromechanical systemsthermal managementPCB designassembly drawingstolerance analysis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

On-site City

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City