Lead Wearable Hardware Reliability Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer for Watch System Reliability to identify high-risk failure modes early in the design process and work with design teams to mitigate them.

You will develop reliability tests based on physics of failure, create testing equipment, and collaborate with vendors to meet deadlines, while delivering design improvements supported by test data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field with 3+ years of engineering experience.
• Familiar with failure analysis techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, SEM/EDX) and deriving root causes.
• Ability to create clear slides and presentations (Keynote, Excel).
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-risk failure modes early in design and work with design teams to mitigate risks.
• Develop reliability tests based on physics of failure and anticipated user behavior.
• Develop test equipment and specifications; collaborate with vendors to meet deadlines.
• Analyze failure data to drive continuous product improvements.

Skills

Statistical data analysis

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Failure analysis techniques

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field (mechanical, materials, electrical, physics, etc.)

M.S. or PhD in Materials Science / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)

Tools

SEM/EDX equipment usage

X-ray/CT analysis

Optical microscopy analysis

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer for Watch System Reliability to identify high-risk failure modes early in the design process and work with design teams to mitigate them.

You will develop reliability tests based on physics of failure, create testing equipment, and collaborate with vendors to meet deadlines, while delivering design improvements supported by test data.