Manufacturing Design Engineer (mde) - Packaging

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Cupertino, CA +1 · Operations and Supply Chain

This role focuses on developing and implementing manufacturing processes for consumer packaging, aiming to achieve product and environmental goals. It involves leading partners in NPI, establishing industry relationships, using data analytics for decision-making, managing technology roadmaps, and collaborating with design teams to leverage manufacturing capabilities for innovative solutions. The role requires a strong understanding of manufacturing process development, GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, and SPC, with an emphasis on data-driven problem-solving and project management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop innovative solutions that enable Apple’s Product and Environmental goals, including but not limited to manufacturability of fiber-based designs, lowering Apple’s environmental footprint, and developing world class manufacturing solutions.
  2. Lead external and internal partners in development and execution of process and quality development for NPI, including but not limited to process selection, factory layout, tooling and fixture design, etc.
  3. Establish industry relationships - (raw material, processing and equipment suppliers, and more) - and engage experts to push the boundaries of whats possible to enable innovative packaging.
  4. Use high quality data and analytics to drive decisions and influence cross functional teams within Apple.
  5. Manage and coordinate new technology and material roadmaps to ensure on-time execution for product delivery.

Skills

Required

  • manufacturing process development
  • manufacturing or product quality
  • tooling and fixture design
  • automation development
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Packaging Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • GD&T
  • Tolerance Analysis
  • SPC
  • analytical tools
  • Failure Analysis
  • Root Cause analysis
  • first principles engineering
  • statistical tools
  • data driven decisions
  • attention to details
  • prioritize and manage multiple projects
  • work independently
  • travel frequently
  • team player
  • self-motivated
  • engineering tasks
  • learn quickly

Nice to have

  • push the boundaries of whats possible
  • customer outcomes
  • mass production
  • production tolerances
  • subjective product attributes

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years work experience in manufacturing process development, manufacturing or product quality, tooling and fixture design, or automation development, etc.
  • Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Packaging, or Chemical Engineering and/or relevant manufacturing work experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of Design For Manufacturing concepts such as GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, SPC, etc.
  • Demonstrated experience of employing analytical tools to solve tough problems.
  • Ability to learn, implement, and use statistical tools to make data driven decisions.