Manufacturing Design Engineer, Brittles

Apple

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Apple MDEs are extraordinary engineers that provide end-to-end manufacturing and process solutions for key design features. This includes manufacturing process development and capability (incorporating all aspects of equipment, consumables, key parameters, process setup, and qualification), selection and/or design of manufacturing equipment, automation, and strategic R&D. Define best-in-class processes to meet all Apple design and operational requirements.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent.
• Experience in leading process development in a high volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the selection, set-up, and validation of manufacturing equipment.
• Good English and Chinese communication skills.
• Strong abilities and background in materials characterization with hands-on troubling (understanding of analytical tools such as SEM / TEM / EDX / FTIR / XPS etc.).
• Ability to work independently with cross-functional teams and drive towards common goals.
• Ability to present technical analysis of manufacturing capability to diverse cross-functional team.
• A team player who is self-motivated, result oriented and detail driven.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge in deep learning (DL) and statistical machine learning (ML) is preferred.
• Able to take frequent travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document processes including all parameters, consumables and secondary operation requirements to meet defined specifications.
• Provide leadership at manufacturing sites during development and product production ramp, and drive engineering issues to resolution.
• Use data to drive process decisions, basic data analysis, DOEs, SPC, etc.
• Identify, research, develop, and qualify premier equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
• Define part tolerance and specifications by demonstrating process capability to Product Designers and Industrial Designers.
• Work with Global Supply Managers to define and establish supply chain requirements using selected equipment and manufacturing suppliers.
• Work with Manufacturing Quality Engineers to work on and close quality issues, drive yield improvement, and ship good parts to downstream supply chain nodes.
• Coordination of activities and direction through clear communication between the Asia and US-based teams, as well as suppliers.
• Lead process development/have expertise in one of the process development areas listed below: CNC machining, Surface Finishing, Assembly, Glass Processing.

What This Job Offers

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