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Haptics Product Design Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-28

Core

Lead end-to-end mechanical design, integration, and validation of next-generation haptic actuators for Apple products like iPhone and Apple Watch.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical design engineer (haptics)

Builds

Haptic actuators and related mechanical components for consumer electronics

Domain

Consumer electronics / Haptics / Mechanical engineering

Required skills

3D CAD, 2D drafting, GD&T, tolerance analysis, static and dynamic structural analysis, FEA tools, material science, electrical circuits, DOE creation, failure analysis, manufacturing process development

Preferred skills

Haptic technology design, electromagnetic actuator design, electro-mechanics and dynamics expertise, data analysis tools (JMP, MATLAB, Excel), high-volume mass production (DFM)

Technologies

3D CAD, FEA tools, JMP, MATLAB, Excel

Responsibilities

Design and define mechanical components and assembly schemes; Prototype, evaluate, and debug innovative ideas; Analyze static and dynamic structures through simulation and experiments; Participate in developing new manufacturing and assembly processes with vendors; Validate and characterize designs through multiple iterations; Conduct failure analysis and design of experiments to resolve root causes; Generate new intellectual property; Collaborate with Industrial Design and system engineering groups; Design for manufacturability with cross-functional teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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