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Apple

Designs and sells hardware and software

Operations Manufacturing Design Intern - Multiple Teams

Summer 2026
No salary listed
Internship
Bachelor's
United States
In Person

Must be able to travel domestically and overseas.

About the job

Requirements
  • Currently pursuing a BS in mechanical engineering, material science, or industrial engineering or related field. At the end of the internship, you must return to school to continue your education or the internship must be the last requirement for you to graduate
Responsibilities
  • Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsibilities: Understand selection, implementation and optimization of manufacturing processes for mechanical enclosure subassemblies for our legendary products
  • Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsibilities: Utilize mechanical engineering knowledge and work cross functionally with Product Design Engineering and Industrial Design
  • Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsibilities: Review product features for manufacturability, and suggest processes and equipment
  • Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsibilities: Explore new manufacturing processes to enable future product design and conducting design of experiments to validate process capability
  • Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsibilities: Work with global supplier managers to identify capable suppliers, and understand their processes for capacity, quality and cost
  • Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsibilities: Work with suppliers to develop and refine mechanical tooling, fixtures and establish capability and readiness
  • Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) responsibilities: Assist post production quality and cost improvement activity related to fixtures and processes
  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) responsibilities: Utilize engineering, factory management and supply chain skills when supporting to develop high efficiency inspection equipment, groundbreaking quality systems and ultimately the best products available
  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) responsibilities: Help create state of the art inspection and measurement equipment for Apple products
  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) responsibilities: Apply your understanding of quality control and manufacturing concepts to help the development of specific product quality plans (PQP) appropriate to program and commodity
  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) responsibilities: Support studies to implement improvements in measuring method where appropriate
  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) responsibilities: Support coordination of quality engineering functions for multiple programs in the product category
  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) responsibilities: Collaborate with internal and external groups to ensure accurate definition of quality expectations and appropriate assurance techniques are used for the product
  • Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) responsibilities: Support the supplier quality team through assisting in supplier selection process for new products and sourcing activities
  • Operations internships responsibilities: Take part in strategic projects with the Product Operations team
  • Operations internships responsibilities: Be driven, organized, and detail oriented
  • Operations internships responsibilities: Demonstrate ownership and autonomy in supporting projects forward, taking initiative to overcome obstacles and deliver results
  • Operations internships responsibilities: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners to the Product Operations team
  • Operations internships responsibilities: Learn details and processes, seeking to understand underlying complexities and nuances
  • Operations internships responsibilities: Support quality, cost, and labor initiatives across multiple cost markets and product groups
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiar with manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of quality plans, validating test methods and gauges, and driving corrective actions/failure analysis efforts
  • Knowledge of quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations
  • Familiar with project management and an understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and statistical process control principles preferred
  • Knowledge of any of the following: mechanical enclosures, casings, plastic parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or automotive high volume quality manufacturing engineering
  • Understanding of geometric dimension and tolerance, as well as statistics
  • Understanding of mechanical properties of materials as they relate to manufacturing requirements
  • Understanding of design of experiment principles
  • Ability to travel periodically domestic and overseas
  • Extraordinary interpersonal skills — verbal, written and presentation

About the company

Apple designs, manufactures, and sells hardware and software across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, plus services like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay. The products work together through an integrated ecosystem where devices run Apple’s own operating systems and sync data via iCloud, delivering a seamless user experience. It differentiates itself by controlling both hardware and software end-to-end, maintaining a unified design, and expanding services and spatial computing. Its goal is to provide a cohesive, high-quality experience across devices while growing services revenue and expanding its ecosystem.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Cupertino, California

Founded

1976

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What believers are saying

  • Apple reported $109.4 billion fiscal Q3 2026 revenue, its strongest June quarter ever.
  • India revenue topped $10 billion in fiscal 2026, despite softer smartphone shipments.
  • Reuters on September 9, 2026 said Apple targets 40% of the foldable niche by 2027.

What critics are saying

  • Apple faces India CCPA scrutiny since September 15, 2026 over iOS 18 repair costs.
  • OpenAI’s July 2026 countersuit and 400 ex-Apple hires intensify talent leakage and trade-secret risk.
  • A $1,999 Duo prices out mainstream buyers; Samsung and Android foldables already dominate.

What makes Apple unique

  • John Ternus launched iPhone Duo September 9, 2026; Apple finally joined foldables.
  • Apple’s C2 modem and A20 Pro chips reduce Qualcomm dependence and tighten integration.
  • iOS 27 deepens Siri across messages, photos, and email with privacy-first positioning.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Performance Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-6%
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