Tooling Engineering

Apple•Cupertino, CA

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. DESCRIPTION APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Develop new plastic injection tooling projects to meet a wide range of product performance and cosmetic requirements. Work with Apple suppliers to design and produce world-class plastic tooling. Perform tool design and build, tool and process development, and tool qualifications at the supplier. Collaborate with supply management, product design, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering groups on material selection, design feasibility, and aesthetics of new plastic part and tooling designs. Serve as Apple’s internal plastic tooling and manufacturing authority by demonstrating a thorough understanding of the properties of various mold-making materials and tool component fabrication techniques. Institute continuous process improvement measures from initial product design through the production ramp of new products. Drive the improvement of productivity and quality of plastic part manufacturing, molding, and tooling techniques. Train engineers at supplier plants in Asia to utilize new tooling materials and fabrication techniques, and Scientific Injection Molding Processing Techniques. Develop collaborative relationships with Apple suppliers through training and quality control visits. Advise supplier plants on maintaining correct controls on the processes. Job requires 25% international travel to Asia. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $170,248 - $236,700/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Sustainable Energy Engineering, or related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Optimizing tool design and manufacturing processes by reviewing vendor designs for manufacturability (DFM) specifications, developing solutions to enhance part geometry, and implementing eco-friendly tool designs that reduce cold runner waste.
Working closely with product designers to recommend draft angles, parting lines, and gating locations, identify risks associated with specific part designs, and suggest alternative geometries to improve manufacturability.
Addressing dimensional and cosmetic issues in molded parts by conducting design of experiments using the Scientific Injection Molding process.
Utilize statistical tools to analyze data, recommend mold steel adjustments, and develop effective compensation strategies to resolve dimensional challenges.
Contributing to strategic project initiatives by exploring new injection molding technologies to overcome obstacles and ensure successful execution.
Running Autodesk Moldflow Analysis software to develop gating strategies, Over-molding shut off designs, and part design improvements.
Performing tool design and process multi-shot and insert over-mold tools, identifying optimal parting lines and shut-off locations to facilitate efficient multi-shot over-molding operations.
Analyzing and refining tool manufacturing processes to address machining and polishing challenges.

Responsibilities

Develop new plastic injection tooling projects to meet a wide range of product performance and cosmetic requirements.
Work with Apple suppliers to design and produce world-class plastic tooling.
Perform tool design and build, tool and process development, and tool qualifications at the supplier.
Collaborate with supply management, product design, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering groups on material selection, design feasibility, and aesthetics of new plastic part and tooling designs.
Serve as Apple’s internal plastic tooling and manufacturing authority by demonstrating a thorough understanding of the properties of various mold-making materials and tool component fabrication techniques.
Institute continuous process improvement measures from initial product design through the production ramp of new products.
Drive the improvement of productivity and quality of plastic part manufacturing, molding, and tooling techniques.
Train engineers at supplier plants in Asia to utilize new tooling materials and fabrication techniques, and Scientific Injection Molding Processing Techniques.
Develop collaborative relationships with Apple suppliers through training and quality control visits.
Advise supplier plants on maintaining correct controls on the processes.

Benefits

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

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