Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Mac Portables & Desktops

Role Number : 200628214-0157

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Description

• Responsible for designing precision assembly and measurement processes for Apple products. - Perform the research and development on new technologies necessary to tackle complex assembly and automation problems that have direct impact to the quality and delivery of Apple products.
• Design, implement and successfully scale automated and semi- automated solutions based upon sound engineering principles and the technologies developed for a specific application.
• Develop new and or improved processes through the application of theoretical and practical engineering
• Keeps abreast of all meaningful technical trends and developments and incorporates them in appropriate assignments
• Provide direction and mentorship to third party machine / automation suppliers and / or CM’s; be the technical leader and driver on owned projects; serve as a technical resource to other engineering groups and project leaders
• Organize cross-functional reviews of the machine requirements, design, qualification and capability - Create Request for Quotation / Proposal (RFQ / RFPs) that documents the design requirements of the automated equipment, delivery schedule, required documentation and qualification for acceptance at machine supplier facility and contract manufacturer’s factory
• Engage machine suppliers for automated equipment design reviews and proposals
• Travel to the machine supplier and contract manufacturer for equipment bring-up, qualification, acceptance testing and support during build events
• Drive machine qualification including correlation, process capability (CP / CPK) and Gage Repeatability / Reproducibility (GR&R)
• Drive failure analysis and machine issue resolution when working with machine suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Ability to travel internationally up to 30-35%
• Run equipment experiments to bound the capability of the machine
• Responsible for data analysis reports to communicate machine capability to the multi-functional teams

Performs assignments in several of the following manufacturing engineering functions :

Design for Manufacturability

Product Engineering

Process Engineering

Failure / Data Analysis

Minimum Qualifications

BSME or equivalent

5+ years in an engineering role with experience in automation equipment used for alignment, assembly and / or measurement of components.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong work experience in precision assembly, inspection and automation equipment

Required to understand and build tolerance analysis for parts and assemblies

Knowledgeable in crafting machine qualification requirements, design of experiments and failure analysis

Understands machine qualification including calibration, correlation, capability, repeatability and reproducibility

Able to communicate effectively in a worldwide environment

New product introduction and Manufacturing Operations experience

Consistent track record of cost reduction, project management and engineering design

Working knowledge of GD&T principles

NX, SolidWorks CAD or ProE experiences a plus

Knowledge of optics principles as they relate to CCD cameras, 2D and 1D lasers, and their use for positioning and critical alignment machines

Basic understanding of liquid adhesives, PSA’s and VHB’s a plus

Solid understanding of robotics (6-axis and / or SCARA), pneumatics, servo motors, motion controllers, PLC and and PC-based control systems

MP, Minitab & Six Sigma experience

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