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Description
We are seeking individuals with strong factory hardware testing and supplier management experience to join our team and help identify, enable, and improve world-class manufacturing suppliers for test processes and solutions.
Responsibilities
Deep understanding of the full supply chain test processes. Identify and contribute to the improvement of the factory Test processes. Drive and support CMs in their effort to develop and deploy new Test methods, labor reduction, and automation, as well as any other promising initiatives. Manage test process, technical issues, and other test activities for Ops builds, ramp, pack out, and shipping process. Supervise the testing process to ensure the consistency of product testing across CMs and sites. Bring up new CM, including reviewing CM org structure, training CM team, and driving new site’s test setup. Audit and assess CM with support from the OpsTE central management team, driving CM results to meet Apple’s expectations. Performs assignments in several of the following manufacturing engineering functions Design for Testability - Provide early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure new products are being tested logically and efficiently, incorporating FMEA, and product design targets using the Engineering Requirements Specification (ERS). Product Life Cycle Engineering - Works all phases of a product from concept to repeat manufacturing to end of life. Provides production support engineering concerning technically sophisticated testing methods, procedures, and failure analysis. Test Process Engineering - Designs and develops technical test processes to improve quality and efficiency. Use statistical tools (such as GR&R, SPC, and Cp/Cpk) to ensure processes/fixtures are scalable and are continuing to perform accurately once qualified, demonstrating integration with factory data systems and shop floor systems. Failure/Data Analysis - Plans, develops, and implements procedures for the testing and evaluation of soon-to-be-released products. Specifies test to be performed, compiles data, and recommends test or tester design changes. This will include the use of Design of Experiments (DOE)
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer/Electronics/Electrical Engineering or relevant fields 3+ years of work experience in any assembly, inspection, test station design, test development, maintenance, and automation equipment Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to multiple locations, at least 30–50% of the time
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot issues Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a global environment. Hands-on knowledge & technical capability in tester design & qualifications, troubleshooting, limit setting, and process buy-offs. Knowledgeable in crafting tester qualification requirements, including calibration, correlation, capability, repeatability and reproducibility, design of experiments, and failure analysis Project management and supplier management experience. Proficient in statistical analysis and skilled in using relevant tools for data analysis. Be able to learn new software and AI capabilities. Find opportunities to apply these new capabilities to improve the factory Test processes and tools.
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