Case Study: Apple Remote

Disciplines:
Project lead, Mechanical Engineering

Date:
2005

In Apple’s push to get further into your home, it wanted to develop a hand held remote. This hand held remote allows you to your control computer content via the Front Row application.

Role:

  • Product Design Lead Engineer from concepts through to mass production in Asia
  • Developed product architecture and detail design
  • Detail CAD design and surfacing for all parts
  • Managed 4 evaluation builds in Asia at Contract manufacturing vendor
  • Mechanism design for complex Battery Eject mechanism desired by Apple ID
  • Managed tooling for production
  • Ramped production at two Contract manufcturing locations to 20,000 units per day

  • Abraham Farag while at Apple

    Apple Remote website
    Apple Remote wikipedia

    Winner of a Red Dot award