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I am a mechanical engineer and product designer with hands-on experience delivering hardware from concept through mass production for Apple, Sonos, and Amazon Robotics. I thrive at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and cross-functional teamwork to create reliable, user-focused products. In my roles, I lead with curiosity and a data-driven mindset, prototyping electro-mechanical subsystems, coordinating with suppliers across Asia, and guiding teams through design reviews and manufacturing validations. I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges by turning ideas into practical, scalable solutions.…I am a mechanical engineer and product designer with hands-on experience delivering hardware from concept through mass production for Apple, Sonos, and Amazon Robotics. I thrive at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and cross-functional teamwork to create reliable, user-focused products. In my roles, I lead with curiosity and a data-driven mindset, prototyping electro-mechanical subsystems, coordinating with suppliers across Asia, and guiding teams through design reviews and manufacturing validations. I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges by turning ideas into practical, scalable solutions.

Kevin Ash

Product Designer, Designer, 3D Modeler, +3

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I am a mechanical engineer and product designer with hands-on experience delivering hardware from concept through mass production for Apple, Sonos, and Amazon Robotics. I thrive at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and cross-functional teamwork to create reliable, user-focused products. In my roles, I lead with curiosity and a data-driven mindset, prototyping electro-mechanical subsystems, coordinating with suppliers across Asia, and guiding teams through design reviews and manufacturing validations. I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges by turning ideas into practical, scalable solutions.…I am a mechanical engineer and product designer with hands-on experience delivering hardware from concept through mass production for Apple, Sonos, and Amazon Robotics. I thrive at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and cross-functional teamwork to create reliable, user-focused products. In my roles, I lead with curiosity and a data-driven mindset, prototyping electro-mechanical subsystems, coordinating with suppliers across Asia, and guiding teams through design reviews and manufacturing validations. I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges by turning ideas into practical, scalable solutions.

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I am a mechanical engineer and product designer with hands-on experience delivering hardware from concept through mass production for Apple, Sonos, and Amazon Robotics. I thrive at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and cross-functional teamwork to create reliable, user-focused products.

In my roles, I lead with curiosity and a data-driven mindset, prototyping electro-mechanical subsystems, coordinating with suppliers across Asia, and guiding teams through design reviews and manufacturing validations. I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges by turning ideas into practical, scalable solutions.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Product Design Engineer at Apple

February 27, 2024 - January 29, 2025

iPhone (Mar 2024 - Feb 2025) Special Projects Group (Jun 2022 - Mar 2024)

Mechanical Engineer at Sonos

June 30, 2017 - May 30, 2022

Mechanical Engineer (Feb 2019 - Jun 2022), Thermal Analyst (May 2018 - Feb 2019), Mechanical Engineer Co-op (Jul 2017 - Dec 2017)

Mechanical Engineer Co-Op at Amazon Robotics

June 27, 2016 - December 27, 2016

Product Design Engineer - iPhone at Apple

March 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025

Owned the upper acoustic system for iPhone 16 Pro Max from EVT through customer shipment; led production ramp for the loudspeaker, two microphones, and associated molded, stamped, and die-cut parts.

Product Design Engineer - Special Projects Group (SPG) at Apple

June 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024

Developed complex electro-mechanical subsystems within a confidential R&D project; prototyped and prepared demos of product experience for leadership and cross-functional groups to enable early feedback and iterative improvements.

Mechanical Engineer at Sonos

February 1, 2019 - June 1, 2022

Solved complex technical and multidisciplinary challenges to ship Roam, Port, Era 100, and Move 2 through prototype builds; led Roam’s final validation builds and resolved late-stage issues to enable mass production; leveraged injection molding, compression molding, casting, stamping, die-cutting, extrusion, and thermoforming; coordinated with Asia-based vendors on DFM/DFA feedback and ECO alignment; organized BOMs (~130 items); led Co‑Op recruiting and mentoring.

Thermal Engineer and Analyst at Apple

May 1, 2018 - February 1, 2019

Applied CFD tools for thermal analysis of heat sinks and assessed the impact of solar radiation on product performance.

Mechanical Engineer Co-op at Apple

July 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017

Prototyped transducer wave guide on Move to achieve wide, even high-frequency acoustic distribution.