Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple dont just create products they create the kind of wonder thats revolutionized entire industries. Its 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 Apple a Mechanical Quality Engineer defines product cosmetic specifications and manufacturing quality control this highly visible role you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on Apple Products and leave a footprint for years to come. We have an opportunity for an accomplished quality engineer to lead development and ramp for a next generation Apple product. Our quality engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products. We work in tandem with Apples renowned designers to develop measurement technologies control strategies information systems and manufacturing methods that achieve visionary specifications at massive production scale. We manage a network of supplier factories worldwide with responsibility for our partners delivery to aggressive schedules. Our focus is on elegant execution of extraordinary industrial designs resulting in products that thrill our customers.

In this highly visible role you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on Products and leave a footprint for years to come. We have an opportunity for an accomplished quality engineer to lead development and ramp for a next generation product. Our quality engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products as a partner in the development of renowned designs. Key responsibilities will include:nnPartner with multi-functional teams to evaluate design and processes at the concept phasenDevelop measurement technologies control strategies information systems and manufacturing methods that achieve ambitious specifications at massive production scalenDevelop and implement cutting edge quality inspection tools to evaluate cosmetic and dimensional part characteristicsnCompile and evaluate data to figure out appropriate limits and variables for process and part specificationsnLead activities to balance unparalleled quality with scalable yieldsnWork with internal and external groups to ensure that proper definition of quality expectations and that appropriate assurance techniques are used for the productnCoordinate all Quality Engineering functions for a program serving as project manager to lead efforts at supplier locationsnEstablish audit procedures appropriate to program and supplier to ensure consistency to quality standardsnEvaluate and communicate yields of new and existing processesnDrive corrective actions multi-functionally with internal and external team membersnPresent quality readiness performance and path to closure on challenges to cross functional and executive audiencesnTravel internationally to supplier sites 25%

5 years of experience in engineering manufacturing or Quality in mechanical engineer MS preferred

Experience developing process quality plans supplier quality audits and driving corrective actions and failure analysis knowledge of mechanical quality and reliability concepts supplier management and general manufacturing with the development and evaluation of measurement systemsnProject management experience and an understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments root cause analysis and statistical analytical toolsnExperience with any of the following: mechanical enclosures textiles leather castings plastic parts injection molding tooling jigs fixtures or high volume quality manufacturing engineering (e.g. Automotive Consumer Electronics Medical Devices Etc)