ET Module MQE

Apple

4d

About The Position

In this hands-on role, support Apple Operations and Engineering in developing and sustaining high-quality products. Own the quality systems framework at Asia-based suppliers across the full product lifecycle, from early development through mass production and end of life. Build, audit, and continually improve supplier quality management systems so that process control, change management, traceability, and corrective action are robust and sustainable. Lead on-site problem-solving, metrology review and development, and improvements in supplier yield, process capability, and product field performance.

Develop and maintain supplier quality system requirements, assess supplier systems against Apple requirements and industry standards, identify gaps, and drive improvement roadmaps. Establish change management and end-to-end traceability, and verify document control, calibration, training, and equipment maintenance systems.

Support cross-functional stage-gate reviews during new product introduction. Review supplier capability and readiness, quality and reliability plans, FMEAs, control plans, and critical-to-quality characteristics. Lead metrology development, including measurement system analysis, gauge R&R, inspection solution design, and cross-site correlation.

Manage supplier resources and conduct system, process, and product audits. Track findings through closure and verify corrective action effectiveness. Establish quality plans and inspection controls, drive supplier yield and efficiency improvements, apply statistical tools to monitor processes, and lead failure analysis and corrective and preventive action efforts. Analyze field performance and incorporate lessons into design, process, and quality plans.

Guide supplier quality engineers, develop supplier capability through training, and establish reporting of final inspection and test results. Work with Apple Engineering, Operations, Reliability, Program Management, and Supply Chain teams and communicate quality status, risks, and mitigation plans in English and Mandarin. Frequent travel to supplier sites across China is expected.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of quality management experience in manufacturing, with hands-on exposure to quality management systems.
• Working knowledge of quality system standards and methodologies, such as ISO 9001 or equivalent, and FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, and SPC.
• Experience developing process quality plans, supplier quality deliverables, and inspection solutions, and driving CAPA and failure analysis using methods such as 8D, 5-Why, and fishbone.
• Strong statistical data analysis skills and knowledge of statistics, including DOE, capability analysis (Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk), and JMP or Minitab.
• Experience conducting supplier system, process, and product audits, including planning, execution, reporting, and closure tracking.
• Leadership, project management, communication, teamwork, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to interface with multiple Apple functional teams, suppliers, and sub-tier suppliers.
• Willingness to travel frequently to supplier sites across China.
• Ability to communicate in English and Mandarin.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI/ML applications or smart manufacturing tools.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and maintain supplier quality system requirements and ensure documented procedures are effective and followed.
• Assess supplier quality management systems against Apple requirements and industry standards; identify gaps and drive improvement roadmaps.
• Establish and enforce engineering and process change control, change notification, and requalification.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability of materials, processes, equipment, and test data.
• Verify supplier document and record control, calibration and gauge management, operator training and certification, and equipment maintenance systems.
• Support cross-functional stage-gate reviews throughout new product introduction, including assessments of sub-tier capability, process and line readiness, quality control plans, reliability test plans, gauge R&R, and correlations.
• Review and approve supplier FMEAs, control plans, and critical-to-quality characteristics.
• Lead metrology review and development, including measurement system analysis, gauge R&R, fixture and inspection solution design, and cross-site correlation.
• Manage supplier resources and conduct routine system, process, and product audits.
• Track audit findings through closure, verify corrective action effectiveness, and escalate recurring or systemic issues.
• Establish quality plans and incoming, in-process, final inspection, and outgoing quality controls.
• Drive suppliers to meet ramp targets through yield, UPH, and efficiency improvements.
• Monitor mass-production yield and process capability, perform gap analysis, and implement improvement actions with suppliers.
• Apply SPC and statistical tools to detect process shifts and establish control limits and reaction plans.
• Lead failure analysis and CAPA for in-line, outgoing, and field returns; verify that root causes are addressed and sustained.
• Analyze field performance data and feed learnings into design, process, and quality plan improvements.
• Guide supplier quality engineers, develop supplier capability through training, and establish reporting of final inspection and test results to Apple.
• Share best practices and standardize quality methods and tools across the supply base.
• Collaborate with Apple Engineering, Operations, Reliability, Program Management, and Supply Chain teams to optimize supplier quality programs.
• Communicate quality status, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders in English and Mandarin.
• Travel frequently to supplier sites across China.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed