Core Technologies Supplier Quality Engineer

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. The people here at Apple don't just build products they craft the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries! It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it! At Apple, Quality is one of the cornerstones of what makes our products and technologies great. Leading the team responsible for ensuring our customers receive the high quality and reliability they expect in addition to enabling a design where quality is built in to scale large volumes at capable suppliers is an incredibly challenging job requiring a broad array of technical and management skills. You will engage early in development to enable new technologies that goes across Apple Products.

Description

Core Technology Quality Engineers are responsible for driving quality improvement actions on future products. They enable a mass production capable manufacturing processes and develop plans to validate/verify new product quality at each development landmark. They approach problems in an engineering method and make data driven decision. Quality Engineers also bring up capable suppliers which can execute at a high level on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities

Identify and drive quality improvement opportunities in future products

Lead Process FMEAs on new technologies and manufacturing processes

Lead technical failure analysis to support root cause analysis and issue resolution

Generate product quality plan (PQP)

Establish quality monitoring mechanism which generate meaningful metrics providing indication of outgoing quality at all nodes in supply chain

Develop/drive test correlation, metrology systems, sampling methods, cosmetics requirements

Manage quality escalation and issues

Develop capable supplier that can be both technology and scaling partners

International travel is required (up to 25%)

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of industry experience in one or more of the following areas:

Product development, enclosures, castings, plastic parts, glass parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or high-volume quality manufacturing engineering (e.g. Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Medical Devices, etc)

BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

MS/MBA in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Mandarin language skills are a plus but not required

Finance/business acumen (understand cost drivers and derive costs associated with managing quality)

Reliability methods and quality sampling methodologies

Third party production quality & process management experience

Experience working with customers

Project management experience

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $128,400 and $236,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.