Manufacturing Design Engineer: Precision CNC & Process Innovation

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) in Brittles, Sunnyvale, CA, leads development of key mechanical manufacturing processes across Apple’s worldwide supply base, collaborating with Industrial Design, Product Design, and suppliers.

Responsibilities cover process development, equipment selection/design, automation, and R&D, plus defining tolerances and QC parameters; you will drive yield with SPC, DOEs, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full time mechanical manufacturing experience required.
• BS, MS or PhD in mechanical, manufacturing or industrial engineering.
• 25% domestic and international travel required.

Responsibilities

• Define best-in-class processes to meet all Apple design and operational requirements.
• Develop and document processes including all parameters, consumables and secondary operation requirements to meet defined specifications.
• Work with Global Supply Managers to define and establish supply chain requirements utilizing selected equipment and manufacturing suppliers.
• Provide leadership at manufacturing sites during development and product production ramp, and drive engineering issues to resolution.
• Use data to drive process decisions, basic data analysis, DOEs, SPC, etc.
• Identify, research, develop, and qualify premier equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
• Define part tolerance and specifications by demonstrating process capability to Product Designers and Industrial Designers.
• CNC machining - develop all CNC milling and turning processes and related optimization.
• Surface Finishing - develop processes in blasting, tumbling, polishing, and anodizing.
• Glass Processing - develop processes for glass scribe/break, grinding, lapping, polishing, coating.

Skills

Mechanical manufacturing

Process development

Team collaboration

Education

BS/MS/PhD in mechanical, manufacturing or industrial engineering

Job description

Apple Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) in Brittles, Sunnyvale, CA, leads development of key mechanical manufacturing processes across Apple’s worldwide supply base, collaborating with Industrial Design, Product Design, and suppliers.

Responsibilities cover process development, equipment selection/design, automation, and R&D, plus defining tolerances and QC parameters; you will drive yield with SPC, DOEs, and data analysis.