Manufacturing Quality

Apple • Cupertino, CA

6h • $174,988 - $246,200

About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring for a Manufacturing Quality role based in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. The role partners with cross-functional teams to evaluate designs and processes during the concept phase, and develops measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods to meet demanding specifications at large production scale.

The position develops and implements quality inspection tools for cosmetic and dimensional part characteristics, analyzes data to establish suitable process and part specification limits, and balances product quality with scalable yields. It works with internal and external groups to define quality expectations and use appropriate assurance techniques. The role coordinates Quality Engineering functions for a program, leads efforts at supplier locations, establishes supplier and program audit procedures, evaluates and communicates process yields, and drives corrective actions across internal and external teams. International and domestic travel of 25% is required. The schedule is 40 hours per week.

The base pay range is $174,988–$246,200 per year, depending on skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple also describes discretionary employee stock programs, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and free services, reimbursement for certain career-related educational expenses including tuition, and possible discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation, subject to eligibility and plan terms.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Experience or education working with core processes including machining, molding, stamping, casting, and tooling to assess processes through PCA and data analysis using JMP or Minitab.
• Experience or education using Pareto Analysis, Fishbone, 5Why, or FMEA methodologies to support failure analysis and identify root causes for critical issues.
• Experience or education driving corrective actions through systematic design of experiments to identify factor interactions affecting outcomes for complex issues.
• Experience or education using knowledge of seal testing, material characteristics, chemical resistance, or durability tests for consumer-facing mechanical components to develop upstream tests that project field performance.
• Experience or education developing and qualifying dimensional measurement techniques on CMM or OMM to influence drawings by design teams.
• Experience or education developing control plans to monitor manufacturing processes during high-volume quality manufacturing.
• Experience or education in industries such as automotive, consumer electronics, medical devices, or similar.
• Experience or education tracking issues across global vendors and monitoring progress in detail through Gantt charts, using cross-functional discussions to drive issues to closure.

Responsibilities

• Partner with multifunctional teams to evaluate designs and processes at the concept phase.
• Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods to meet demanding specifications at production scale.
• Develop and implement inspection tools to evaluate cosmetic and dimensional part characteristics.
• Compile and evaluate data to establish appropriate limits and variables for process and part specifications.
• Lead activities that balance product quality with scalable yields.
• Work with internal and external groups to define quality expectations and appropriate product assurance techniques.
• Coordinate Quality Engineering functions for a program and serve as project manager leading efforts at supplier locations.
• Establish program- and supplier-appropriate audit procedures to ensure consistency with Apple quality standards.
• Evaluate and communicate yields of new and existing processes.
• Drive corrective actions with internal and external cross-functional team members.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required (25%).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain career-related educational expenses, including tuition
• Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to voluntary participation
• Possible discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Possible relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

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