Manufacturing Quality

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring for a Manufacturing Quality role in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. The role partners with multifunctional teams to evaluate product designs and manufacturing processes from the concept phase, then develops measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods to meet demanding specifications at large production scale. It also develops and implements quality inspection tools for cosmetic and dimensional characteristics and evaluates data to establish appropriate process and part specification limits.

The position leads efforts to balance product quality with scalable yields, coordinate quality engineering activities for a program, and manage work at supplier locations. It works with internal and external groups to define quality expectations and use suitable assurance techniques, establishes supplier and program audits, evaluates and communicates process yields, and drives corrective actions across 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 stock awards and an employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and free services, tuition reimbursement for certain career-related education, and possible discretionary bonuses or commission and relocation. Benefits and compensation are subject to applicable eligibility requirements and plan terms.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Three 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, and assessing 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.
• Experience or education driving corrective actions through systematic design of experiments to identify factor interactions affecting complex issues.
• Knowledge of seal testing, material characteristics, chemical resistance, or durability tests for consumer-facing mechanical components, used to develop upstream tests for 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 an industry such as automotive, consumer electronics, medical devices, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Partner with multifunctional teams to evaluate designs and processes at the concept phase.
• Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods for demanding specifications at production scale.
• Develop and implement inspection tools for cosmetic and dimensional part characteristics.
• Compile and evaluate data to determine appropriate limits and variables for process and part specifications.
• Lead activities to balance product quality with scalable yields.
• Work with internal and external groups to define quality expectations and select appropriate assurance techniques.
• Coordinate Quality Engineering functions for a program and serve as project manager for 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 team members across functions.
• Track issues across vendors globally and monitor progress through Gantt charts to drive issues to closure through cross-functional discussions.
• Travel internationally and domestically as required (25%).

Benefits

• Discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount.
• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Comprehensive dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Tuition reimbursement for certain education related to career advancement at Apple.
• The role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• The role might be eligible for relocation.

What This Job Offers

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