Apple Softgoods Engineering

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About Softgoods Engineering

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.

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building prototypes in partnership with our elite Industrial Design team
• Collaborating with talented engineers and scientists across Apple to create Softgoods products for Vision Pro, Air Pods Max, Home Pods and other new product categories

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

Equal Opportunity

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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.