Manufacturing Quality Engineer: High‑Volume Electronics

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) to drive quality and engineering readiness for module components, including Battery, Camera, and Thermal subsystems, from design through mass production.

You will partner with design, supply chain, and OEM teams to meet specification, reliability, and scalability targets while leading DoE, metrology plans, and supplier collaborations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering, or the development of consumer electronics.
• Experience in metrology, standard manufacturing quality control practices, and process/manufacturing engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with mechanical enclosures, castings, plastic parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or high-volume quality/manufacturing engineering.
• International travel to supplier sites, up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Review new product designs and specifications, providing Design for Manufacturing (DFM) feedback; conduct tolerance analysis, FEA, and FMEA to identify design risks and recommend corrective changes
• Assess fabrication and assembly strategies for new material or component designs; create risk assessments and mitigation plans, identifying execution challenges and recommending solutions
• Plan and lead Design of Experiments (DoE) to inform design and supply chain decisions
• Collaborate with suppliers to develop flow mapping, FMEA, equipment/metrology plans, and implementation schedules prior to engineering builds
• Work with design, engineering, and safety teams to establish quality control, inspection, and metrology stations on production lines
• Support new product development builds, driving quality issues to timely closure and presenting RCCA findings to Executive leadership as needed
• Plan and run validation trials to demonstrate feasibility for high-volume production; assess supplier readiness for build activities and mass production
• Develop and execute component/module reliability testing plans during NPI and mass production
• Drive quality and readiness at the factory for development builds and mass production; prepare OK-to-Ship documentation for new product launches
• Manage IQC, IPQC, OQC, and ORT programs for injection molding, stamping, and other components; establish quality control plans jointly with vendors
• Conduct periodic reviews of field and factory quality data with OEM and supplier partners, refining specifications and process capability based on production data
• Drive production improvements, including robotics and automation, to reduce labor costs and maximize quality

Skills

DFM feedback

Tolerance analysis

Industrial metrology

Quality control fundamentals

DoE

FMEA

Statistical tools

Root cause analysis

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) to drive quality and engineering readiness for module components, including Battery, Camera, and Thermal subsystems, from design through mass production.

You will partner with design, supply chain, and OEM teams to meet specification, reliability, and scalability targets while leading DoE, metrology plans, and supplier collaborations.