Product Design Engineer - Battery Cell - Full-time

**Role Number:** 200617266-0836 **Summary** Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? Do you thrive on pushing the limits of what’s considered feasible? As part of our Battery Engineering group, you’ll help craft creative battery solutions that deliver more energy in smaller spaces than ever before! You’ll work across subject areas to transform improved hardware elements into a single, integrated design. Join us, and you’ll help us innovate new battery technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you’ll push the industry boundaries of what batteries can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world. **Description** The Battery Product Development team at Apple produces high-energy and highly reliable embedded battery systems for all product teams. Tightly integrated with Product Development, Operations, Industrial Design and Reliability Testing groups, we own battery module development from initial system architecture through ramp. The Battery Cell Product Design Group works within the Battery Product Development organization. We are responsible for the mechanical engineering design of our battery cells, which are integrated into battery modules and then into products. **Minimum Qualifications** + BS degree in Mechanical Engineer, Aerospace Engineering or related + Experience with 3D CAD **Preferred Qualifications** + 3 years relevant industry experience + Master’s degree, PhD or equivalent job-related experience in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent + Ability to generate innovative designs with multi-functional teams, including detailed written specifications, drawings, and tolerance analyses. + Participates in the development of manufacturing processes with multi-functional teams and external vendors, acting as product development technical liaison among vendors. + Communicates technical status of projects cross-functionally, including throughout the management structure. + Completes tasks necessary to deliver product timelines. + Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes and/or automation is preferred. + Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact with management, team members and external vendors.