Manufacturing Design Engineer

Summary

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. We bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Description

Join the APO Manufacturing Design team to build next-generation automated manufacturing systems for iPhone.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end development of custom automated equipment and continuous assembly lines for iPhone enclosure parts and subassemblies.
• Steer the full equipment lifecycle, covering initial automation proposals, vendor machine selection, prototype testing, process qualification, cycle time reduction, and retrofits.
• Guide mechanical architectures, machine layout, part-flow kinematics, fixture design, accuracy control, and module selection.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Design to evaluate design for manufacturability (DFM) and define production capabilities.
• Collaborate to translate product design requirements into capable manufacturing processes.
• Partner with Global Supply Managers (GSM) to manage equipment deliverables from RFQ stage to factory deployment on schedule and within budget.
• Drive continuous yield enhancement with Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) through root cause failure analysis, defect Pareto tracking, DOE, and SPC validation.
• Direct external automation vendors in defining mechanical tooling, fixture precision, and production readiness across Asia build sites.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering.
• Track record of delivering custom automated stations or continuous assembly lines through design, integration, and qualification.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, DOE, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Professional fluency in English for technical reporting and cross-timezone collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in non-standard automation machine development within consumer electronics (3C).
• Domain expertise in precision assembly, adhesive dispensing, thin-film lamination, optical inspection, or delicate pick-and-place mechanisms.
• Understanding of factory line balancing, simulation tools, or high-volume equipment ramp challenges.
• Experience in AIML and lean factory.