# Annie Zhang

> Product Designer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/anniezhang1

I create beautiful products by synthesizing design, engineering, and storytelling. Portfolio: annietzhang.com

## Work Experience
### iPad Product Design - Ecosystem Lead @ Apple
Jan 2022 – Present
Led architecture, feature definition, mechanical design, and ecosystem integration across:
-iPad Pro (M4)
-Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (M4)
-Smart Folio for iPad Pro (M4)
-Apple Pencil Pro
-Apple Pencil (USB-C)
-iPad Air (M2)

### Product Design Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Present
-Antenna system integration for iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 11-inch (2021)
-Enclosure design for iPad Air 13-inch (M2)

### Product Design Engineer @ SurgiBox Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Cambridge, MA
• Designed and tested multiple iterations of the main surgical enclosure which will eventually
provide a sterile environment to the 5 billion people who lack access to safe, clean surgical
infrastructures.
• Led the re-design of the enclosure support frame to prioritize ease of assembly.
• Optimized portable filtration system to decrease system size and power consumption.

### Industrial Designer (Intern) @ Formlabs
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Somerville, MA

### Product Design Engineer (Intern) @ Apple
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Cupertino, CA
•Designed key module components for functionality, manufacturability, and assembly, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure system compatibility
•Developed test SOPs and designed test fixtures for failure analysis and to mitigate potential risks in future products.
•Built prototypes to assess product assembly process, constraints, and risks.
•Studied surface treatment process for improving quality of surface finish and color.

### Lead Mentor @ MIT MakerLodge
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Cambridge, MA
•Helped launch a new initiative at MIT that streamlines and simplify the mandatory training process for 10 different student-access machine shops at MIT
•develop a rapid-prototyping curriculum used to train 600+ MIT students in general shop tools and making techniques.

### Hardware Interaction Designer (Intern) @ Bose Corporation
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Framingham, MA
• One of first 50 people at Bose to work on virtual assistants in headphones. Helped define
the syntax, design language, and mental models for voice interactions and audio cues.
• Leveraged user research data to design gestures for capacitive touch interfaces.
• Led hardware prototyping and industrial design of a test platform for new software updates.
• Helped design the out-of-box setup experience of future headphones and the Bose
Connect app interface.

### Prototyping Engineer (Intern) @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, CA
• Worked closely with IDEO designers on a IDEO+Ford collaboration to create new multimodal transit modes that
will shape the future of Ford in a rapidly evolving transportation industry
• Developed prototypes and conducted studies to identify critical frustrations of underserved urban commuters 
• Designed and built hardware modifications to retrofit existing Ford vehicles for a redesigned commute shuttle

### Brand Identity Designer @ MIT Delta V (former MIT GFSA)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Cambridge, MA
•Designed for 17 MIT startups within the Delta V startup accelerator and helped focused the message and brand strategy of each. 
•redesigned the logo and visual identity of GFSA to be aligned with the MIT community, thus creating the Delta V brand. 
•created marketing assets for the entire MIT entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem

### Marketing and Communications Coordinator @ MIT Launch
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Boston Area
•Focused the message, built the brand, and produced promotional materials for all 3 branches of the entrepreneurship education program.
•Executed marketing campaigns to recruit new applicants (doubled the volume of applications since 2015). 
•Helped to develop and produce an entrepreneurship online course with 25,000+ students currently enrolled.
•Mentor the student teams and help them develop their brand identities and strategic positioning of their companies. I consulted on over 38 of the student start-ups that were developed at MIT Launch


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering (BS), Art and Design (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2015 – Jan 2020

### Archbishop Mitty
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/annietzhang

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Last updated: 2026-03-30