Battery Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California seeks a Battery Reliability Engineer to lead ongoing reliability tests, perform failure analysis, and monitor field failure rates to ensure customer satisfaction in high‑volume battery production.

Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, and qualification tests; collaborate with external vendors and internal teams to improve design, processes, and yield, with travel expectations of about 30% international and domestic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical engineering or related field.
• Planning DOEs to resolve impacts on process capability and cell performance, summarizing data findings, and implementing changes to meet specification standards
• Driving qualification efforts in metrology, electrode fabrication, and cell and pack assembly
• Performing cell failure analysis to evaluate battery failure modes and implementing preventive measures
• Writing, assessing, and auditing validation tests both internally and at the vendors
• Driving vendor process performance improvements through objective measurements using yield gap analysis
• Using statistical tools such as JMP for extensive data analysis
• Using manufacturing equipment such as strength testers or CCD sensors and electrode fabrication equipment such as mixers, coaters, and various assembly stations

Responsibilities

• Develop ongoing reliability test, perform failure analysis and monitor field failure rate to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacture methods that achieve ambitious specifications at massive production scale.
• Compile and evaluate data to figure out appropriate limits and variables for process and part specifications.
• Establish audit procedures appropriate to program and supplier to ensure alignment to Apple quality standards.
• Manage supplier strategies, monitor supply chain and improve supplier’s capability through training and technology development.
• Partner with multi‑functional teams to evaluate design and processes at the concept phase.
• Responsible for quality control for battery NPI phase including incoming and outgoing cell and pack material.
• Responsible for metrology equipment development including algorithms, hardware design, and measurement system qualification.

Skills

DOE planning

Statistical analysis

Vendor management

Metrology

Failure analysis

Equipment operation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering

Tools

JMP

Metrology equipment

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California seeks a Battery Reliability Engineer to lead ongoing reliability tests, perform failure analysis, and monitor field failure rates to ensure customer satisfaction in high‑volume battery production.

Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, and qualification tests; collaborate with external vendors and internal teams to improve design, processes, and yield, with travel expectations of about 30% international and domestic.