Reliability Engineer

Apple • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Apple Inc. has a Reliability Engineer position available in Austin, Texas. The engineer identifies high-risk failure modes early in the design process and works with design engineering teams to reduce risks. The role creates reliability tests based on physics of failure and anticipated user behavior, develops test equipment and specifications, and collaborates with vendors to meet testing deadlines. It also supports failure analysis and recommends design changes based on test data to improve products. The engineer performs statistical data analysis and reporting, provides design risk assessments, and develops test procedures and plans to evaluate design risks. The position requires 40 hours per week and a bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, plus four years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Four years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Experience and/or education using CAD to review product design.
• Experience and/or education using DFMEA to assess product design risks.
• Experience and/or education leveraging statistical tools, including JMP, to analyze reliability test failures.
• Experience and/or education leveraging analytical tools, including MATLAB, to analyze dynamic characterization.
• Experience and/or education using data visualization tools, including Tableau, to visualize parametric test data.
• Experience and/or education using PFMEA to assess and analyze product manufacturing processes.
• Experience and/or education using root cause analysis (RCA) to analyze reliability test failures and provide solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-risk failure modes early in the design process and work with design engineering teams to reduce risks.
• Create reliability tests based on the physics of failure and anticipated user behavior.
• Develop and deliver test equipment and specifications, and collaborate with vendors to meet testing deadlines.
• Support failure analysis and provide design recommendations based on test data to drive product improvements.
• Perform statistical data analysis and reporting, provide design risk assessments, and guide product improvements.
• Develop reliability test procedures and detailed test plans, and analyze results to assess design risks.

What This Job Offers

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