Reliability Engineer

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas, seeks a Reliability Engineer to identify high-risk failure modes early in design and collaborate with design teams to reduce risks. You will create reliability tests, develop test equipment, and work with vendors to meet deadlines, driving continuous product improvements.

The role emphasizes statistical data analysis, risk assessments, and detailed test plans to ensure the highest standards in product reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Experience with CAD to review product design.
• Experience with DFMEA to assess product design risks.
• Experience with JMP for reliability data analysis.
• Experience with MATLAB for dynamic characterization analysis.
• Experience with Tableau for data visualization of test data.
• Experience with PFMEA to assess manufacturing process risks.
• Experience with RCA for reliability test failures and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-risk failure modes early in the design process and work closely with design engineering teams to reduce those risks.
• Create new reliability tests based on the physics of failure and anticipated user behavior, ensuring systems meet the highest standards.
• Develop and deliver critical test equipment and specifications, and collaborate with vendors to meet testing deadlines.
• Support failure analysis efforts, offering design recommendations based on evaluation of test data to drive continuous product improvements.
• Work on statistical data analysis and clear reporting, providing risk design assessments and guiding product improvements.
• Develop new reliability test procedures, create detailed test plans, and analyze results to assess design risks.

Skills

CAD

DFMEA

RCA

JMP

MATLAB

Tableau

PFMEA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

JMP

MATLAB

Tableau

CAD

Job description

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Identify high-risk failure modes early in the design process and work closely with design engineering teams to reduce those risks. Create new reliability tests based on the physics of failure and anticipated user behavior, ensuring systems meet the highest standards. Develop and deliver critical test equipment and specifications, and collaborate with vendors to meet testing deadlines. Support failure analysis efforts, offering design recommendations based on evaluation of test data to drive continuous product improvements. Work on statistical data analysis and clear reporting, providing risk design assessments and guiding product improvements. Develop new reliability test procedures, create detailed test plans, and analyze results to assess design risks. 40 hours/week.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Experience and/or education must include:
• Utilizing CAD to review product design.
• Utilizing DFMEA to assess product design risks.
• Leveraging statistical tools, including JMP, to analyze reliability test failures.
• Leveraging analytical tools, including MATLAB, to analyze dynamic characterization.
• Using data visualization tools, including Tableau, to visualize parametric test data.
• Using PFMEA to assess and analyze product manufacturing process.
• Using RCA (root cause analysis) to analyze reliability test failures and provide solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

This position is not subject to the application limits.

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