Mac Reliability Engineer

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Mac Reliability Engineering team in Austin seeks a detail‑oriented engineer to lead board‑level reliability on new Mac portables. You will develop and execute tests to quantify reliability, identify failure modes, and collaborate with hardware and design teams to drive design improvements.

You will apply FMEA, DOE, and advanced failure analysis techniques (X-ray, optical microscopy, SEM/EDS) to uncover root causes and influence packaging and assembly decisions for product robustness

Qualifications

• MS in Materials Science, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with 2+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Experience performing board level reliability testing including Mechanical Stress Tests, Shock/Drop/Vibration Testing
• Ability to use failure analysis methods to derive root causes, with knowledge of failure modes and life data analysis
• Knowledge of board level design, DFM and reliability best practices for component selection and placement
• Strong knowledge of Semiconductor package integration, SLI reliability, passive components and warpage control
• Ability to apply FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)

Responsibilities

• Lead board-level reliability on new Mac portables
• Develop new test procedures to quantify design reliability
• Perform failure analysis resulting from tests
• Collaborate with design teams to drive product improvements

Skills

Board-level reliability testing

Failure analysis

FMEA

Statistical life data analysis

DFM knowledge

Strong communication

Education

MS in Materials Science

MS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Equivalent field

Tools

X-Ray

SEM/EDS

Optical Microscopy

CSAM

Job description

Do you ever wonder what goes into making Apple products an amazing user experience? The engineers on Apple's innovative reliability team are responsible for insuring that our products exceed our customer's expectations for robustness, durability, and reliability. We are looking for talented contributors who enjoy working on revolutionary products and aspiring to make them better through creation and execution of comprehensive test suites, identification of potential failure modes, and collaboration with design teams to drive product improvements.

Description

The position is on Apple's innovative Mac Reliability Engineering team, where we collaborate with hardware development and Silicon packaging. The engineer will be responsible for leading board level reliability on new Mac portables, development of new test procedures to quantify the reliability of a design, and failure analysis resulting from these tests.

Minimum Qualifications

• MS in Materials Science, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent field with 2+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Experience performing board level reliability testing including Mechanical Stress Tests, Shock/Drop/Vibration Testing, Environmental Testing
• Ability to use fundamental failure analysis methodology to derive root cause of failures, knowledge of failure modes and statistical life data analysis using curve fitting and distributions models
• Knowledge of board level design, DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and reliability best practices to guide component selection and placement in early architecture
• Strong knowledge of Semiconductor package integration, SLI (Second Level Interconnect) reliability, passive components reliability, bonding materials and warpage control
• Ability to apply FMEA (Failure Modes an Effects Analysis)

Preferred Qualifications

• Application of DOE (design of Experiments)
• Failure Analysis analytical techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-Ray, CSAM, SEM/EDS, FTIR, XPS etc)
• Knowledge of industry test Standards (JEDEC, ASTM, IEEE)
• Exceptional problem solving abilities, written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Dynamic and "can do" attitude with a desire to work with a great team and product
• Ability to travel internationally without restrictions