Assembly Manufacturing Quality Engineer
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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 quality engineer to lead and ramp for next generation Apple products. Our quality engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products as a partner in the development of batteries that power Apple's renowned designs.
- Partner with multi-functional teams to evaluate design and processes at the concept phase
- Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods that achieve ambitious specifications at massive production scale
-Develop and implement groundbreaking quality inspection tools to evaluate 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
- Collaborate with internal and external groups to ensure that proper definition of quality expectations and that appropriate assurance techniques are used for the product
- Coordinate all Quality 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 alignment to Apple quality standards
- Evaluate and communicate yields of new and existing processes
- Drive corrective actions multi-functionally with internal and external team members
- Experience in manufacturing and Quality Control
- Experience developing process quality plans, supplier quality audits, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts.
- Working knowledge of mechanical quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations.
- Experience with the development and evaluation measurement systems.
- Knowledge of programming OMM, CMM, contour machine, interferometer, 3D scanning, and other high precision equipment is a plus
- Disciplined in GD&T practices with close attention to datum establishment and tolerance analysis
- Project management experience and a solid understanding of problem-solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and statistical analytical tools using JMP or Minitab
- Familiarity with critical assembly/joining processes of glueing, HAF, PSA, welding & critical quality metrics
- Strong communication skills and passion to learn and adapt to a highly cross-functional collaborative environment
- Experience building MES solutions based on ML – all the way from inception to production.
- Experience in Failure analysis tools like SEM, TEM, FIB is an added bonus
- Strong problem solving skills and a first principles approach
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Chemical Engineering, Material Engineering or similar. ME/MS preferred