Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Apple • Austin, TX

67d

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don't just create products - they create 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. Responsible for designing precision assembly and measurement processes for Apple products. Perform the research and development on new technologies necessary to tackle complex assembly and automation problems that have direct impact to the quality and delivery of Apple products. Design, implement and successfully scale automated and semi-automated solutions based upon sound engineering principles and the technologies developed for a specific application.

Requirements

• Masters in Mechanical Engineering or similar field desired
• New product introduction and Manufacturing Operations experience desired
• Working knowledge of GD&T principles favorable
• NX, SolidWorks CAD or ProE experiences a plus
• Basic understanding of liquid adhesives, PSA's and VHB's a plus
• JMP, Minitab & Six Sigma experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop new and or improved processes through the application of theoretical and practical engineering
• Keep abreast of all meaningful technical trends and developments and incorporate them in appropriate assignments
• Provide direction and mentorship to third party machine/automation suppliers and/or CM's; be the technical leader and driver on owned projects; serve as a technical resource to other engineering groups and project leaders
• Organize cross-functional reviews of the machine requirements, design, qualification and capability
• Create Request for Quotation/Proposal (RFQ/RFPs) that documents the design requirements of the automated equipment, delivery schedule, required documentation and qualification for acceptance at machine supplier facility and contract manufacturer's factory
• Engage machine suppliers for automated equipment design reviews and proposals
• Travel to the machine supplier and contract manufacturer for equipment bring-up, qualification, acceptance testing and support during build events
• Drive machine qualification including correlation, process capability (CP/CPK) and Gage Repeatability / Reproducibility (GR&R)
• Drive failure analysis and machine issue resolution when working with machine suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Run equipment experiments to bound the capability of the machine
• Responsible for data analysis reports to communicate machine capability to the multi-functional teams
• Perform assignments in several of the following manufacturing engineering functions: Design for Manufacturability, Product Engineering, Process Engineering, Failure/Data Analysis

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees