Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

5d

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather
to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people
once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the
diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs
through everything we do.

DESCRIPTION

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various
unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Develop tolerance model of systems
for failure analysis. Analyze system cycle time chart for optimization. Perform
design for manufacturing review and approvals of optical / mechanical systems.
Evaluate design concept for scale, efficiency, robustness, uptime and other key
criteria. Develop inspection equipment that determines if a product meets
Apple’s high standards across all the mechanical portion of hardware that is
made - iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch and others. Work on system layout, architecture,
and cycle time optimization for optical, motion and mechanical systems. Deep
dive into databases and work with optics improvements to see defects
consistently to drive inspection and ML advancements. Work with 2D/3D
triangulation laser system and CCD inspection system such as Halcon, Keyence,
Cognex, and/or Visco. 25% of International or Domestic Travel required. 40
hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and
is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you
grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between
$128,400.00 - $193,800.00/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills,
qualifications, experience, and location. PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also
have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in
Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for
discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a
discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental
coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services,
and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple,
reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or
commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits:
https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit,
compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements
and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Design, Electrical Engineering or related field
• 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 1 year of experience with Performing image processing, including capture of machine vison images from different types of hardware and post processing in tools including C#, Cognex, VisionPro, MATLAB, or Halcon, to evaluate images in production and project quality.
• 1 year of experience with Performing Measurement Systems Analysis in JMP statistical software and MSA methodologies, including repeatability and reproducibility, correlation, ANOVA, Range, and control charts, to evaluate and validate tools and systems to perform part quality inspection.
• 1 year of experience with Conducting data analysis in JMP and MATLAB to summarize large data sets, evaluate process capability, determine where inspection may be needed, and conduct failure analysis.
• 1 year of experience with Performing optical inspection and metrology using knowledge of lasers, CCDs capture part, and data process for part inspection for product quality inspection.
• 1 year of experience with Demonstrating mechanical systems design experience in creating design specifications for projects including cameras, lens, optics and other vision components, to evaluate and optimize automated inspection systems with vendors.
• 1 year of experience with Applying computer or machine vision or machine learning techniques to build models that are deployable into a manufacturing environment.
• 1 year of experience with Using software development skills and knowledge of basic networking concepts and protocols in TCP/IP and HTTP for communication and data transmission between the IPCs used on the systems.

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Develop tolerance model of systems for failure analysis.
• Analyze system cycle time chart for optimization.
• Perform design for manufacturing review and approvals of optical / mechanical systems.
• Evaluate design concept for scale, efficiency, robustness, uptime and other key criteria.
• Develop inspection equipment that determines if a product meets Apple’s high standards across all the mechanical portion of hardware that is made - iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch and others.
• Work on system layout, architecture, and cycle time optimization for optical, motion and mechanical systems.
• Deep dive into databases and work with optics improvements to see defects consistently to drive inspection and ML advancements.
• Work with 2D/3D triangulation laser system and CCD inspection system such as Halcon, Keyence, Cognex, and/or Visco.

Benefits

• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• A range of discounted products and free services
• For formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• This role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees