# Craig Stanley > Product Design Leader at Apple Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/craigstanley I make it real. I’m a senior product design leader with 19 years building iconic consumer electronics, shipping products at the intersection of mechanical innovation, systems engineering, and user experience. At Apple, I’ve led cross-functional hardware teams behind the HomePod, AirPods Pro, Beats accessories, and JDM projects—delivering beautifully integrated products at global scale. I manage teams of 20+ engineers, guide high-stakes design decisions, and mentor the next generation of product leaders. I thrive on ambitious challenges in consumer electronics, mechanisms, and aviation—especially programs where mechanical precision, elegant integration, and mass manufacturing intersect. I hold 45 patents and am an instrument-rated private pilot. Let’s connect if you’re working on the future of physical products. ## Work Experience ### Senior Manager, Product Design @ Apple Jan 2020 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States ### Product Design Manager, Audio Products @ Apple Jan 2014 – Jan 2020 | Cupertino, CA -Guide an awesome team to make the best consumer electronics projects in the world ### Product Design Engineer, iOS Accessories (iPhone, iPod, iPad) @ Apple Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 | Cupertino, California -Lead product development engineer for multiple Apple products including the iPad camera connection kit, Apple headsets, and dock accessories. -Over 100 Million electronic products in circulation with excellent track record for product reliability. -Designed products for ultra-high volumes requiring over 100 assembly lines -Proficient in the entire product development cycle, from early idea generation, preliminary concepts and prototypes, to large scale mass production, factory qualification, and product reliability. ### Senior Mechanical Engineer @ Motorola Jan 2006 – Jan 2009 -Worked on the Motorola AURA focusing on the drive gears and detent mechanisims and dynamically simulated the mechanism and the phone as a whole to optimize the mechanism functionality. -Also worked on the MOTOKRZR product design and development team, as well as two other unannounced programs. -Responsible for the 3D design, testing, and manufacturing setup for a variety of components, including die-cuts, formed sheet metal, insert and injection molded plastics, metal injection moldings (MIM), bearings, hobbed gears and machined parts, connectors and contacts. -Worked concurrently with EE development teams on PCB and flex circuits. -Helped manage Pro/E assemblies consisting of over 150 parts and completed tolerance analyses to ensure manufacturability. -Made trips to Asia and Europe to troubleshoot manufacturing and tooling issues. ### Rapid Prototype (FDM/SLA) Specialist @ Ford Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Lab,University of Illinois Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 Analyzed and Improved 3D files from Faculty and Student research projects. Operated a variety of Rapid Prototyping machines (Thermojet, Stratasys FDM, 3D systems SLA). Educated students and staff on the benefits of this emerging technology. ### F-15 Flight Test Engineering Intern @ The Boeing Company Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 Intern in Flight Test Engineering, F-15K Program ### EWH Network Administrator @ Studentenwerk Munchen Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 Network Administrator for Dorm Facility in Munich with ~100 clients ## Education ### BS in Mechanical Engineer University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### Maschinenbau in Maschinenwesen Technical University of Munich ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/craigstanley - Portfolio: http://www.craigstanley.org - Portfolio: http://www.apple.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/craigstanley JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/craigstanley/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13