Greater China Polymer Engineer

Apple

1d • Remote

About The Position

Here at Apple, the development and integration of revolutionary materials into our products are essential to the mechanical and electrical integrity, aesthetics, and overall feel our customers have come to expect. These materials are a critical aspect of what makes Apple products the best electronic devices in the world. Our Materials Engineering Product Design team is dedicated to creating and optimizing these materials. We influence and enable innovative designs across all Apple product lines year after year. We work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love. As a Materials Engineer within the Product Design organization, you will drive the development of new plastic materials and processes to meet the structural and aesthetic requirements across a wide range of part designs and in support of Apple’s ambitious design goals. This position is part of our in-region Materials team. You will be our in-region technical presence - accelerating development cycles, building deep partnerships with material suppliers and contract manufacturers, and helping to build the data foundation that will drive the next generation material designs and processes.

Requirements

• MS in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Organic Chemistry or 5+ years in the plastics industry
• Strong materials fundamentals in polymer material properties, part design, and fabrication
• Effective communication skills in both Mandarin and English
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use statistical tools and techniques
• Ability to work effectively across time zones and cultures as part of a distributed team
• Willingness and ability to travel significantly, including domestically within China as well as to the US

Nice To Haves

• PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Organic Chemistry or 10+ years in the plastics industry
• Deep understanding and expertise in advanced polymer characterization: DSC, TGA, DMA, GPC, NMR, FTIR, GCMS/LCMS, TMA, etc.
• Experience with plastic and adhesive manufacturing processes, e.g., injection molding, 3D printing, compression molding, or other technologies
• High attention to detail, fastidious management of large quantities of details, solution-driven mindset to manage projects to successful completion
• A high level of autonomy and the management of multiple projects and vendor relationships while staying tightly aligned with a remote team
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design and analysis workflows

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and implement new plastic, elastomer, and adhesive materials used across Apple hardware products.
• Collaborate with product design and engineering teams to further define material development requirements, material selection, design feasibility, and aesthetics of new plastic part designs.
• Drive vendor technical discussions, provide high-profile failure analysis, run qualification trials for newly developed materials, and play an active role in material evaluation, characterization, and data analysis.
• Help deliver Apple’s materials environmental goals and reduce the carbon footprint of plastics.
• Support and contribute to plastic materials design, work closely with the broader global team to define and drive strategic efforts, and surface in-region insights for faster, better decisions.

What This Job Offers

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