Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Battery

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

Manufacturing Quality Engineer for Batteries at Apple, focusing on ensuring quality throughout the development and mass production phases of battery modules. This role involves managing various quality control stages, driving issue resolution, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and preparing for product launches.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage IQC, IPQC, OQC and ORT
  2. Drive quality readiness at the factory for development builds and mass production
  3. Drive all quality issues in development builds to timely closure. Present findings and root cause corrective action report to Execs as needed
  4. Collaborate with design, engineering and safety teams to set appropriate quality control/Inspection/metrology stations on the production line
  5. Conduct periodic reviews of Field/Factory Quality Data with OEM partners

Skills

Required

  • Manage IQC, IPQC, OQC and ORT
  • Drive quality readiness at the factory for development builds and mass production
  • Drive all quality issues in development builds to timely closure. Present findings and root cause corrective action report to Execs as needed
  • Collaborate with design, engineering and safety teams to set appropriate quality control/Inspection/metrology stations on the production line
  • Conduct periodic reviews of Field/Factory Quality Data with OEM partners
  • Prepare OK to Ship documentation for new product launch
  • Create risk assessment and implement plans for new products being developed
  • Work with product design team on DFM and conduct tolerance analysis studies to suggest changes to meet specifications and process capability
  • Develop and drive execution of module reliability testing plan during NPIs and MP
  • Support/Attend new product development builds as required
  • ~30% International Travel is required

Nice to have

  • PhD or equivalent in Chemical/ Mechanical/ECE Engineering
  • Experience in metrology and standard manufacturing quality control practices
  • Experience in electro-mechanical products in high volume manufacturing
  • Creative problem solving experience
  • Technical systems knowledge related to computers
  • Project management experience and a deep understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis, and statistical tools
  • Familiarity with GRR, MSA, GD&T practices, Metrology, DFMEA and tolerance analysis is a plus
  • Knowledge of reliability methods and quality sampling methodologies
  • Knowledge or prior experience working on thermal products for consumer electronics industry preferred
  • Strong communication skills and passion to learn and adapt to a dynamic environment
  • Prior experience in design/manufacturing of Battery modules is a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • ~30% International Travel is required