PCB Materials Lab Manager

Here at Apple the development and integration of revolutionary materials into our products is essential to the performance reliability and quality our customers have come to expect. These materials are a critical aspect of what makes Apple products the best in the world!nnOur PD Materials Engineering team is dedicated to creating and refining these materials. We partner with product designers across the company working with the utmost attention to detail to directly impact the design of products that millions of people around the world love. Sitting within Materials PD our PCB Materials team is pushing the boundaries of performance in exciting new the heart of that work is our San Diego materials lab the experimental engine that turns tough materials questions into trusted answers. Were looking for a PCB Materials Lab Manager to lead the team and capabilities behind it someone who sets the standard for quality anticipates where our engineering needs are heading and keeps the lab responsive relevant and always a step ahead. Could this be younn

As the PCB Materials Lab Manager youll provide daily oversight to a team of characterization engineers (a third-party managed service) steering priorities to keep the lab responsive and delivering results in a timely dependable manner. Youll serve as the primary point of contact between the lab and our broader Materials Engineering team evaluating incoming requests re-scoping or clarifying when needed and earning the trust of partners through faithful high-quality on-time execution. The role is a blend of hands-on technical leadership and broader relationship management and demands strong leadership clear communication and sound independent lab supports a wide range of thermo-mechanical and electrical characterization. On the thermo-mechanical side this includes TMA TGA DMA DSC tensile testing impact testing surface morphology and cross-section imaging. On the electrical and RF side the lab characterizes the dielectric and high-frequency behavior of PCB materials and structures from dielectric properties (Dk/Df) of low-loss materials to network analysis RF probing of PCBs and Flexes and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness. You wont need to be a master of every technique but youll be broadly familiar with most and a quick study on the rest credible enough to be hands-on across many methods and to be an effective advocate when evaluating and acquiring new equipment.

Supervise lab staff and provide daily/weekly oversight dynamically juggling priorities to maximize impact in a fast-moving high standards for data quality thoroughness and presentation and set the bar for the teams as the primary interface between the lab and Materials Engineering and key cross-functional partners connecting the dots to position the lab for staffing equipment and facility roadmaps that keep the lab aligned with the teams long-term goals; identify and adopt new tools and techniques to enhance lab safety and compliance partnering with EHu0026S Facilities and others to keep the facility functional and procedural execution including approving time cards and procuring equipment and consumables.

Bachelors degree in Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Physics or related fieldnMinimum of 5 years of relevant engineering experiencenExperience in a hands-on materials characterization or testing labnHands-on experience with thermomechanical materials testing (e.g. TMA TGA DMA DSC tensile impact) OR Familiarity with electrical and RF material characterization such as dielectric (Dk/Df) measurement probing network analysis and electromagnetic shielding effectivenessnDemonstrated leadership and the ability to operate independently with sound judgment

Masters or PhD in Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Physics or related fieldnKnowledge of PCB or electronics materials (dielectrics reinforcements conductors)nExperience evaluating specifying and acquiring lab equipment and working with outside equipment suppliersnExcellent communication skills and a track record of mentoring and developing engineersnExperience leading lab operations including safety/compliance resource planning and cross-functional collaboration