Manufacturing Design Engineer, Watch

Apple

  • Shenzhen, Guangdong
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, innovative ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. This is where individual imaginations and experiences gather together that leads to great work. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! The people here at Apple don't just create products - they create the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!DescriptionIn this highly hands-on role, you will enjoy the key decision-making combined with the on-site problem solving and process set up for the best products in the world today. You will look after the process development, qualify the equipment and automation, set up the systems for state of art designs in a cosmetically fast paced environment. Specific areas of responsibility include the following: - Lead the development work of multi-type metal components, CNC manufacturing, surface treatment of Apple Watch products. - Design the CNC, surface treatment process based on cosmetic and drawing requirement, to be pioneer bringing up the new metal material, surface finish mechanism, mapping out process flow, selecting processing equipments, designing corresponding fixtures/slurries/wheels/sandpapers/magazines/trays, initiating DOEs to find out the best machine setups, cutter materials and coating process, mechanical polishing path and parameters, and finalizing the process solution from prototype stage to mass production stage, and finalizing the process solution. - Be deeply involving in working on multiple customized processes in the scope of: CNC, Polishing, PVD, Chemical Treatment, Sand Blasting, Anodizing, Cleaning, Laser etching, Automation etc. - Work cross functionally with Product Design Engineering to assess product features for manufacturability, and recommend capable production processes and equipment. - Work closely with Cupertino-based MDEs in the development of above said processes. - Work with Global Supply Managers to develop new equipment from RFQ through factory implementation, and manufacture and deliver material to downstream supply chain nodes on time and on cost. - Work with Manufacturing Quality Engineers to drive yield improvement through analysis of part quality, defect Pareto, and SPC. - A heavy emphasis will be on working with suppliers to define and refine mechanical tooling and fixtures, and establishing process capability and readiness. - Coordination of activities and direction through clear communication between the Asia and US-based teams, and vendors is a necessity. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor or above degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or relevant manufacturing work experience;
  • Proficiency in Mandarin and English is required.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experiences of process technical development including (or very familiar with some of), CNC, Polishing, Consumable material wheels/sandpapers industry, Slurries industry, Blasting media, Chemical Treatment, Cleaning, laser application, Automation etc.
  • Experiences in developing customized machine (non-standard machine) in 3C industry is preferred, including the following areas (but not limited to): CNC machines, Polish equipment, Robot application, Cosmetic inspection equipments, Roughness and Texture Control, Surface Color, Stress analysis, Film protection, special pick & place handling, etc.
  • Understand clearly how to apply problem solving within experiments design, root cause analysis and statistical process control;
  • On-site build support; must be willing to work from OEM factories.
  • Very Familiar with GD&T, DOE, SPC. 5+ years relevant working experience, esp. in 3C industry.
  • Nice to have working experience for Al/ML experience.
  • Good analytical skills, and capacity to reason on articulated issues;
  • Ability and willingness to work independently and travel frequently (mainly in Asia).
  • A team player who is self-motivated, results oriented and detailed oriented.

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