Mac Reliability Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a talented Reliability Engineer to lead board level reliability on new Mac portables. You will help develop test procedures, quantify design reliability, and analyze failures to drive product improvements.

Join the Mac Reliability Engineering team to collaborate with hardware development and Silicon packaging, perform failure analysis, and provide design input to improve robustness across Apple hardware.

Qualifications

• MS in Materials Science, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with 2+ years of experience.
• Experience with board level reliability testing: Mechanical Stress, Shock/Drop/Vibration, Environmental tests.
• Ability to apply failure analysis methods to derive root causes and analyze life data.
• Knowledge of board level design, DFM and reliability best practices for components.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor packaging, SLI reliability, bonding materials.

Responsibilities

• Prepare concise and detailed test plans and reports.
• Perform statistical data analysis to assess design risks.
• Research technologies to identify potential failure modes.
• Prioritize and complete tasks to meet deadlines.
• Provide design input to improve product reliability.
• Communicate results with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Board level reliability testing

Failure analysis methodology

DFM and reliability practices

FMEA methodologies

Statistical data analysis

Communication skills

Education

MS in Materials Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

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.

Responsibilities

• Preparing concise and detailed test plans and test reports
• Statistical data analysis to provide risk assessments of a design
• Researching a technology to determine possible failure modes
• Prioritizing and completing tasks to meet deadlines
• Providing design input to improve product reliability when necessary
• Interacting with a wide variety of individuals and teams to communicate results

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) methodologies

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

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