Manufacturing Design
Core
Develop and implement cleaning cycles and processes for engineered surfaces to enable decorative coatings at highest yield for Apple products.
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer (Surface Engineering)
Builds
Engineered surfaces and decorative coatings for Apple devices
Domain
Consumer electronics manufacturing, surface chemistry, wet cleaning
Required skills
Designing for manufacturing (DFM), Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Failure Analysis (SEM/EDS/TEM/XPS/FTIR/GCMS), Data analysis (JMP/Tableau), New Product Introduction (NPI) to Mass Production (MP) scaling, Cross-functional stakeholder management, Root cause analysis, Process optimization, Supplier management, Audit procedure establishment
Preferred skills
N/A
Technologies
SEM, EDS, TEM, XPS, FTIR, GCMS, JMP, Tableau
Responsibilities
Develop and implement cleaning cycles for substrates and geometries; Design and execute experiments to optimize processes for yield and quality; Collaborate with industrial and product design teams; Conduct failure analysis and surface characterization; Drive overseas manufacturers to implement solutions; Evaluate and communicate process yields; Establish audit procedures for supplier adherence.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC