Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) – Module Components

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple seeks a seasoned manufacturing and process engineer to drive quality and engineering readiness for new products from early design through mass production. You will collaborate with design, supply chain and OEM teams to ensure components meet specification, reliability, and scalability targets.

The role emphasizes expertise in metrology, quality control practices, and DoE/FMEA-driven problem solving for high-volume consumer electronics manufacturing.

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.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality and engineering readiness for new products, modules and components from design through mass production.
• Partner with design, supply chain, and OEM/supplier teams to ensure products meet specification, reliability, and scalability targets.

Skills

Manufacturing

Process engineering

Quality control

Supplier quality

Metrology

Root cause analysis

Tools

DoE

FMEA

MSA

GD&T

DFMEA

Job description

Imagine what you could do here at Apple; new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it.

Description

Drive quality and engineering readiness for new products, modules and components, including critical modules such as Battery (Li-ion and other chemistries), Camera, Thermal and other subsystems - for iPhones & other Apple products, from early design through mass production. Partner with design, supply chain, and OEM/supplier teams to ensure new products meet specification, reliability, and scalability targets.

Minimum 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 any of the following: mechanical enclosures, castings, plastic parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or high-volume quality/manufacturing engineering (e.g., Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Medical Devices, etc.)
• International travel to supplier sites, up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Creative problem-solving experience and strong English communication skills
• Experience developing process quality plans, leading supplier quality audits, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts
• Project management experience and a deep understanding of problem-solving and process development tools, including Design of Experiments (DoE), root cause analysis, FEA, FMEA, and statistical tools
• Expertise in GRR, MSA, GD&T practices, metrology, DFMEA, and tolerance analysis
• Knowledge of reliability methods, quality sampling methodologies, and process validation for high-volume manufacturing
• Strong communication skills and passion to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment
• Prior experience in design/manufacturing of components with tight tolerances is a plus