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Operations Reliability Engineering Opportunities at Apple – United States
Job Description:
Core Technologies OpsRel:
• Work with NPI Reliability teams and lead / participate FMEA sessions to identify high risk failure modes early in the design and process life cycle
• Deliver test plans, procedures to third-party vendors, and ensure execution to Apple/Industry standards
• Analyze test correlation between different assembly nodes, align test pass/fail criteria and metrology systems, cosmetics requirements, etc.
• Summarize Reliability results and share findings with cross-functional partners and senior management Manage alignment and transition of reliability testing from NPI to MP
• Develop capable suppliers that can be both technology and volume scaling partners
iPhone System:
• Collaborate with the Apple module and system reliability engineering teams to lead the operational readiness activities to allow smooth ramp from validated prototypes to full scale production.
• Facilitate problem resolution by driving cross functional focus on identified reliability issues and partnering with Failure Analysis engineers to assure true root cause is identified and addressed through validated corrective actions.
• Become the gatekeeper of reliability risk during product ramp and full production, making data driven recommendations on how to effectively address reliability excursions and newly identified failure modes.
• Lead Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT) in order to enable scaling of validated prototype designs into full production, accounting for the effects of material, process, design robustness, supply chain and final assembly on the product.
Qualification:
A graduate degree in Materials Science, Electrical engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or an equivalent field is desired.
A degree in an engineering discipline, such as Mechanical, Electrical, Materials
Experience performing reliability testing including Mechanical Stress tests (Shock/Drop/Vibration testing), Environmental & Fatigue testing, and experience in Failure Analysis analytical and material characterization techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-Ray, SEM/EDS, FTIR, XPS etc.)
Strong understanding of the physics behind material properties (mechanical, electrical, and optical) and ability to use fundamental failure analysis methodology to derive a root cause of failure
Knowledge of Reliability models, accelerated test models, and Industry test standards (JEDEC, MIL, ASTM, IEEE)