Hardware Reliability Engineer - Materials

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

The engineers in Apple’s Materials Reliability Group assess material-level reliability risks and have an influential role in guiding materials and finishes toward reliable designs for new product development. Through deep investigation and collaboration, we strive to create a customer experience of enduring product quality. We are looking for an experienced individual who is passionate about: understanding how materials fail, driving test development to characterize failure risk, diving into failure root cause analysis, and advocating for material reliability improvements. Come join our team!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in technical field (Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, etc) with 3+ years of industry experience
• Understanding of how material properties, processing, and structure impact product performance.
• Ability to dive deep into learning about a new material space quickly
• Experience working in, or collaborating with, a lab environment with a focus on understanding root cause of material failures
• Experience using statistical data analysis, and the ability to communicate results from analyses clearly
• Ability to identify failure root cause and potential corrective actions, utilizing results from multiple data sources
• Ability to travel internationally without restriction as needed (less than 20% of the year)

Nice To Haves

• M.S. or PhD in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
• Familiarity with failure characterizations techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, etc.), and the ability to use failure analysis methodology to derive failure root cause
• Experience with Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and reliability prediction modeling
• Experience with statistical tools such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models
• Familiarity with one of the following material types: anodized aluminum, titanium, precision glass, PVD coatings, optical materials
• Interest in developing new tests and methodologies for replicating and validating complex failure modes
• Collaborative approach to working with other teams

Responsibilities

• Assess material-level reliability risks of new product designs.
• Work with materials engineering and process teams to perform failure analysis.
• Push for design and process mitigations and controls.

What This Job Offers

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