Manufacturing Design 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 there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just build products - they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages 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 it.
Description
In 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 manufacturing design engineer to lead development, and ramp for a next generation Apple product. Our manufacturing design engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products as a partner in the development of Apple's renowned designs. You will be a part of collaborative environment contributing to the creation, evaluation, and implementation of end-to-end manufacturing solutions for Apple’s iPhone enclosures. You will collaborate closely with cross functional stakeholders in Quality Engineering, Global Supply Management, Product Design, and Industrial Design in order to ensure our manufacturing solutions meet our product quality, cost, yield, capacity, schedule, and environmental goals.","responsibilities":"Partner with multi-functional teams to evaluate design and processes at the concept phase Develop manufacturing technologies, control strategies and manufacturing methods that achieve ambitious specifications at massive production scale Develop and implement cutting edge processes to deliver on cosmetic and dimensional part characteristics Compile and evaluate data to figure out appropriate limits and variables for process and part specifications Lead activities to balance unparalleled quality with scalable yields Work with internal and external groups to ensure that proper definition of process expectations and that appropriate fixturing techniques are used for the product Coordinate all Manufacturing Design Engineering functions for a program, serving as project manager to lead efforts at supplier locations Establish audit procedures appropriate to program and supplier to ensure process consistency to Apple quality, design and production standards Evaluate and communicate yields of new and existing processes Drive corrective actions multi-functionally with internal and external team members Preferred Qualifications
Working knowledge of mechanical quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations. Working knowledge in the development and evaluation of tooling concepts, moldflow analysis, gates and runner designs Project management experience and an understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and statistical analytical tools Experience in cosmetic parts manufacturing and process control Hands-on experience or expertise in: CNC, lathe, robotics, polishing, sandblasting, lapping, laser etching, laser welding, adhesive dispensing Deep understanding of GD&T and Stack up analysis Minimum Qualifications
Minimum 5+ years of experience in any of the following: Die cuts, mechanical enclosures, castings, plastic parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or high volume quality manufacturing engineering (e.g. Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Medical Devices etc) Bachelors in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing systems engineering, Chemical engineering or similar) Experience developing process DFMs, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts. Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 75%","internalDetails":null,"eeoContent":null