Quality Engineer, Product Operations Grad Programme 2027 (Cork)

Apple Inc.; Cork; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Quality Engineer for the Product Operations Graduate Programme in Cork, Ireland. The 23-month programme combines training at the Cork manufacturing centre with exposure to New Product Introduction, manufacturing, test, quality engineering, and operations across EMEIA.

You will develop engineering and analytical skills while contributing to product quality. You will work on quality systems, supplier quality, data analysis, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced tech

Qualifications

• B.Eng (Hons) / M.Eng in Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical, Electronic Engineering, B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematical Sciences, B.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Physics or equivalent completed in 2026 or later.
• A minimum of a 2.1 (Hons) degree is required.

Responsibilities

• Providing Quality Engineering support to Product Operations in Cork and the wider EMEIA region.
• Support New Product Introductions across several product lines.
• Plan and implement Product Qualification plans to ensure that the factory is approved to build and ship.
• Develop and implement quality management systems to support the manufacturing, test, and quality processes.
• Ensure the overall quality system is understood, managed, and continuously improved.
• Develop and manage the factory-specific quality processes, i.e. Incoming Quality Check, Reliability Testing, Outgoing Product Audits, etc.
• Drive yield improvement actions with multi-functional teams.
• Manage and drive improvement in supplier quality.
• Audit and manage key suppliers.
• Manage and improve field quality metrics.
• Analyse, identify, and implement manufacturing process improvements which will improve the product and support process optimisation.
• Demonstrate an analytical approach to problem solving and develop an engineering analysis capability.
• Perform data analysis on quality data.
• Be able to access and utilise key Apple systems for managing and storing data.
• Participate and contribute at a working level to the WW Quality team (Global Projects).
• Apply good manufacturing practice and ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.

Skills

Quality engineering

Data analysis

Problem solving

PowerPoint

Education

B.Eng (Hons) / M.Eng in Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical, Electronic Engineering, B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematical Sciences, B.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Physics or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Apple is seeking a Quality Engineer for the Product Operations Graduate Programme in Cork, Ireland. The 23-month programme combines training at the Cork manufacturing centre with exposure to New Product Introduction, manufacturing, test, quality engineering, and operations across EMEIA.

You will develop engineering and analytical skills while contributing to product quality. You will work on quality systems, supplier quality, data analysis, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced tech