Thermal Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Apple

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About The Position

Our quality engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products. We work in tandem with Apple's world-class designers to develop measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods that achieve visionary specifications at massive production scale. We lead a network of supplier factories worldwide, with responsibility for our partners' delivery to aggressive schedules. Our focus is on elegant execution of extraordinary battery designs, resulting in products that thrill our customers. Thermal Module Quality Engineers will be fearless leaders capable of working with multi-functional teams to identify risks, explore solutions, reach consensus and execute mitigations as quickly and efficiently as possible. You will evaluate dimensional, functional, and cosmetic challenges through statistical analyses to make data-driven decisions.

Requirements

• MS degree in Mechanical/Materials/Data Engineering is required
• Experience with mechanical part development, design, and qualification
• Knowledgeable about current state-of-art production processes of module assembly and inspection
• Hands-on experience with performance characterization techniques and reliability testing
• Experience developing processes quality plans, supplier quality deliverables, inspection solutions , and driving corrective actions/failure analysis efforts
• Familiarity with GD&T practices, Metrology, PFMEA and tolerance analysis
• Project management experience and a deep understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, FA, and statistical tools.
• Strong communication skills and passion to learn and adapt to a dynamic environment.
• Strong big data analysis skill with multiple tools like JMP/Python/Tableau

Nice To Haves

• MBA / PhD degree is a plus
• Knowledgeable about heat transfer theory, acoustics analysis, module assembly, stamping, CNC, testing, SMT, AL/ML will be a plus

Responsibilities

• Plan DOEs to resolve impacts on process capability and cell performance, summarize data findings, and implement changes to meet specification standards.
• Drive qualification efforts in a wide variety of areas such as metrology, function inspection, cosmetic during module assembly.
• Perform failure analysis to understand thermal failure modes and implement preventive measures.
• Lead quality related functions for a program and serve as a project manager to push efforts at supplier locations.
• Write, assess, and audit validation tests both internally and at the vendors.
• Drive vendor process performance improvements through objective measurements using yield gap analysis.

What This Job Offers

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