Manufacturing Design

Apple • Cupertino, CA

3d • $163,500 - $246,200

About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring for a Manufacturing Design role based in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. The position researches and establishes manufacturing technologies for highly engineered textile materials, including identifying state-of-the-art yarn and fabric manufacturing equipment, post-processing technologies, and tighter controls for existing finishes. It develops, implements, maintains, and trains others on textile development and post-processing, and develops, pilots, and scales engineered textiles for mass production.

The role researches and develops innovative textile characterization and testing methods, including new metrology, and supports cross-functional teams with failure analysis and technical troubleshooting. It identifies and leads continuous improvements to manufacturing processes and presents analysis to decision makers for commercial, operations, and design decisions. It collaborates with product and industrial design teams to understand design intent and identify manufacturing technologies suitable for scale-up.

The position evaluates supplier capabilities, addresses gaps relative to company needs, leads on-site implementation support with cross-functional team members, builds supplier relationships, and helps develop supplier capabilities and expertise. It maintains working knowledge of key process drivers and serves as a technical resource on project teams. International and domestic travel is required 25%. The position is 40 hours per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Textile Engineering or a related field.
• At least 1 year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• At least 1 year of experience researching and developing new yarn and textile manufacturing technologies.
• At least 1 year of experience using failure analysis and problem-solving during manufacturing.
• At least 1 year of experience characterizing and developing new manufacturing equipment or technologies with vendors for mass-production intent.
• At least 1 year of experience researching and developing new metrology and ideas for yarn and fabric testing.
• At least 1 year of experience using product management tools such as PLM, Quick-base, or Agile.
• At least 1 year of experience using data analysis tools such as JMP to run statistical analyses on data collected through trials, investigations, and mass production.
• At least 1 year of experience working with cross-functional teams, including product development, Tech Ops, Quality, and Sourcing/supply chain, to identify, audit, and select supplier partners.
• At least 1 year of experience transferring textile engineering knowledge across technologies including flat bed, warp knit, circular knitting, weaving, and braiding.

Responsibilities

• Research and establish manufacturing technologies for highly engineered textile materials.
• Identify state-of-the-art yarn and fabric manufacturing equipment, including textile post-processing technologies.
• Implement tighter controls for existing finishes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain textile development and post-processing processes, and provide training on them.
• Develop, pilot, and scale engineered textiles for mass production.
• Research and develop innovative textile characterization and testing methods, including new metrology.
• Support cross-functional teams with failure analysis and troubleshooting of technical issues.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement methods for manufacturing processes.
• Present analysis to key decision makers to inform commercial, operations, and design decisions.
• Collaborate with product and industrial design teams to understand design intent and identify manufacturing technologies for scale-up.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and address shortcomings relative to company needs.
• Lead on-site support with cross-functional team members to implement manufacturing processes at supplier locations.
• Build relationships with supplier counterparts and foster their capabilities and expertise.
• Maintain working knowledge of key process drivers and serve as a technical resource on project teams.
• Travel internationally and domestically as required (25%).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain education expenses, including tuition, for formal education related to career advancement at Apple.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Potential relocation assistance.
• Opportunity to receive discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
• Opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount through voluntary participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

What This Job Offers

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