Hardware Reliability Engineer - Mac System Reliability

Apple • Austin, TX

10h

About The Position

Apple is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join our Mac Hardware Reliability team! In this role, you’ll collaborate with diverse hardware teams to ensure our products are not only durable and reliable, but also built to exceed expectations. From early concepts to field returns, you’ll lead cross-functional teams, design innovative reliability tests, and drive continuous product improvements. At Apple, we don’t just follow industry standards—we push beyond them. We value creative problem-solving, dynamic thinking, and the ability to quickly adapt to new technical challenges. If you’re excited about tackling tough problems and shaping the future of amazing products, we’d love to have you on board! As a System Reliability Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping our products, ensuring longevity by design. You will be responsible for characterizing product usage patterns, translating them into controlled lab tests, and coordinating timely design validation efforts. With these results, you will collaborate through design iterations ensuring our products meet high standards for customer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 3+ years of industry experience
• Familiar with Failure Analysis techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, etc.)
• Ability to use failure analysis methodology to derive a root cause of failure

Nice To Haves

• M.S. or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent field
• Statistical experience such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models
• Collaborative attitude and ability to cross-functionally work effectively
• Ability to travel internationally without restriction (up to 10%)
• Strong attention to detail and curiosity of how technologies work
• Able to use basic productivity apps such as email, web browser, calendar, WebEx/Zoom, spreadsheet, keynote/ppt, etc.

Responsibilities

• Characterizing product usage patterns
• Translating product usage patterns into controlled lab tests
• Coordinating timely design validation efforts
• Collaborating through design iterations to ensure products meet high standards for customer experience
• Leading cross-functional teams
• Designing innovative reliability tests
• Driving continuous product improvements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior