Molding Process Engineer

Apple

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, innovative ideas have a way of quickly becoming wonderful products, services, and customer experiences. This is where individual imaginations and experiences gather together that leads to great work. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Acting as a key interface among Worldwide Operations Team, Plastic tooling engineer is responsible for plastic tool development from support part design, tool concept & process review and define, DFM review and tool T0-Tf. This role will focus on a specific commodity and will play a critical role in the overall success of the Apple Operation. You will be part of a collaborative environment contributing to the creation, evaluation, and implementation of end-to-end manufacturing solutions for Apple’s part. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Quality Engineering, Global Supply Management, Product Design, and Industrial Design in order to ensure our manufacturing solutions meet our product quality, cost, yield, capacity, schedule, and environmental goals.

Requirements

BS Engineering (Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic material engineering are preferred).
15+ years plastic injection molding experience in the molding and / or plastic materials industry.
High gloss cosmetic part molding engineer experiences are a plus
Able to communicate (verbal and written) technical information in English.
Fluency in Mandarin is a plus.
5+ years molding shop management experience will be plus.
Familiar with all machining process and whole process
Excellent knowledge of plastic materials and design for manufacturing in terms of geometry and cosmetic quality.
Experience debugging complex tools and molding processes.
Experience processing a wide variety of materials.
Experience in managing multiple molding process development programs with regional and overseas vendors is preferred.
Mold Flow analysis capabilities are a plus.
Be able to work independently or within a team.

Nice To Haves

High gloss cosmetic part molding engineer experiences
Fluency in Mandarin
5+ years molding shop management experience
Mold Flow analysis capabilities

Responsibilities

Evaluate product and industrial design goals to understand the dimensional, cosmetic, and functional priorities for the product
Collaborate with Global Supply Managers and Apple’s manufacturing suppliers to align on a manufacturing development strategy with clear goals, deliverables, and schedules
Identify and validate suitable fabrication equipment and processes to meet all Apple design and operational requirements
Develop and document processes including all parameters, consumables and secondary operation requirements to meet defined specifications
Conduct process optimization DOE’s, using data-driven and hands-on approaches together to find solutions to complex challenges
Communicate ongoing process development status to cross-functional teams and lead discussions to align design requirements with manufacturing capability
Willingness to travel internationally to support manufacturing partner sites and collaborate with in-region team members
Familiarity with a phase gate product development approach
Lead development in areas such as plastic material related, injection molding process, plastic tooling design, control (SPC) data analysis, and tooling issue FACA experience
Work with PD on new design and DFM review, provide feedback PD team with process /design optimize solution.
Work with Tooling engineer and vendor to develop POR process parameters for a given part to meet all Apple functional and cosmetic requirements
Act as first level engineering response to production quality issues for molded plastic parts. Determine root cause, and where appropriate, institute corrective actions.
Collaborate with supply management, product design and quality engineering groups on material selection, design feasibility, aesthetics, and production process control of new part designs.
Participate in supplier factory audit and assessments to define their capabilities and suitability for molding Apple products.
Support vendor set up molding shop to achieve NPI and MP tools molding to meet high quality requirements
Take the leading role in suggesting or adopting ideas for improving productivity and quality of part manufacturing, molding and tooling techniques.
Train supplier engineers at plastic manufacturing plants in Asia to utilize new materials and processing techniques.
Develop collaborative relationships with Apple suppliers through training and quality control visits.
Be an advisor to plants and cross functional team members on maintaining correct controls on the processes and inspection certificates on the materials.