Camera Mechanical Design Engineer

Summary

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Role Number:200548752

Do you love taking on big challenges that require exceptionally creative solutions? Do you deeply understand how an incredible camera experience should work? As part of our Camera Technologies group, you’ll help design the innovative technology that allows each generation of Apple products to produce photos even more incredible than the last. You’ll design and develop groundbreaking ideas for everything involved in our camera systems, from sensor to lens. You’ll collaborate with teams across Apple to research, design, develop, test, and qualify camera hardware for Apple products. Together, we’ll craft a magical photography experience that redefines what millions of customers can expect from their cameras. Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! The Camera Hardware Engineering group is responsible for all research, design, development, test, and qualification of camera hardware for Apple products. This team is seeking a mechanical engineer to design camera hardware modules and component parts. We work on the design of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), advanced mechanisms and actuator technologies.

Key Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have at least 5+ years of relevant experience with expertise in the design of piece parts and modules for high-volume products.
• Proven record of project ownership and working in a fast paced environment.
• Experience with electro-mechanical design for camera and/or optical modules is a definite plus.
• Strong analytical skills with regard to mechanical engineering theory
• Experience in driving challenging architecture, managing trade-offs and design down-selection, and working within MCO, weight, and manufacturing constraints
• Creative problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creation
• Experience working in technical project groups in a professional environment
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) including emails, preparing slide presentations, and presenting technical concepts to multi-disciplinary teams
• Detail orientated and capable of handling multiple assignments at once
• CAD drafting and design. Experience with NX a plus.
• Basic Structural FEA.
• Hands-on / Machine Shop experience.
• Basic understanding of dynamics and controls.
• Tolerance analysis of high complexity and precision mechanical designs.
• Expert understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Excellent documentation skills, including manufacturing and inspection drawings.
• Experience with miniature actuators such as MEMS, VCMs, and Piezo.
• Ability to design parts for injection molding.
• Experience with testing, reliability and qualification of systems.

Description

- Design of camera module structures and packaging in CAD. - Design of injection molded, sheet metal, and other component parts. - Authoring of detailed 2D manufacturing and inspection drawings. - Rigorous tolerance analysis of module designs and component parts. - Collaborate with component part and camera manufacturing partners on design manufacturability and resolution of mechanical issues. - Author clear documentation on mechanical inspection and test requirements. - Direct Finite Element Analysis (FEA) engineers on evaluation of camera designs.

Education & Experience

BS and a minimum of 20 years relevant industry experience

Pay & Benefits

• At 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 $199,800.00 and $364,100.00, 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 discoun