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Role Overview: You will be the Manufacturing Automation & DFM Engineer at Apple, responsible for enabling robust, scalable, and data-driven SMT/PCBA manufacturing processes through automation, design for manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives. Your role will involve partnering closely with cross-functional engineering teams, suppliers, and factory operations to support NPI, equipment development, and high-volume manufacturing while meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives. Imagine yourself contributing to the innovation that runs through everything Apple does, leaving the world better than we found it. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and support DFM reviews, build readiness assessments, and manufacturing risk evaluations across NPI and sustaining programs - Develop a deep understanding of SMT/SMA processes, factory operations, manufacturing metrics, and lean manufacturing principles - Collaborate with suppliers and internal engineering teams to collect process data, conduct capability studies (Cp/Cpk), yield analysis, and DOE-based experiments - Drive automation strategy, equipment evaluation, and machine DFM reviews, ensuring alignment with manufacturing and Apple quality standards - Support equipment development, qualification, and ramp activities for SMT, assembly, and test automation systems - Qualify and onboard new OEMs and vendors to strengthen supply chain capability and diversification - Identify, evaluate, and document new materials, manufacturing processes, assembly technologies, and emerging automation solutions to improve operational efficiency - Develop and maintain data analysis and visualization dashboards to support design, process optimization, and decision-making - Apply structured problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC, FMEA, Fishbone, 5-Why, Kaizen) to failure analysis and continuous improvement initiatives - Work closely with factory teams to ensure adherence to process controls, equipment standards, and quality metrics during volume manufacturing Qualification Required: - Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Mechatronics, or a related discipline - 5+ years of hands-on industrial experience in SMT/PCBA manufacturing, automation, or high-volume electronics manufacturing - Strong knowledge of SMT processes, equipment, and factory automation systems - Solid fundamentals in mechanical design, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and engineering drawings - Experience with manufacturing processes such as machining, molding, stamping, and casting - Working knowledge of data analysis tools (Excel required; Python, Minitab, or JMP preferred) - Travel domestically and internationally to supplier sites 60% Role Overview: You will be the Manufacturing Automation & DFM Engineer at Apple, responsible for enabling robust, scalable, and data-driven SMT/PCBA manufacturing processes through automation, design for manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives. Your role will involve partnering closely with cross-functional engineering teams, suppliers, and factory operations to support NPI, equipment development, and high-volume manufacturing while meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives. Imagine yourself contributing to the innovation that runs through everything Apple does, leaving the world better than we found it. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and support DFM reviews, build readiness assessments, and manufacturing risk evaluations across NPI and sustaining programs - Develop a deep understanding of SMT/SMA processes, factory operations, manufacturing metrics, and lean manufacturing principles - Collaborate with suppliers and internal engineering teams to collect process data, conduct capability studies (Cp/Cpk), yield analysis, and DOE-based experiments - Drive automation strategy, equipment evaluation, and machine DFM reviews, ensuring alignment with manufacturing and Apple quality standards - Support equipment development, qualification, and ramp activities for SMT, assembly, and test automation systems - Qualify and onboard new OEMs and vendors to strengthen supply chain capability and diversification - Identify, evaluate, and document new materials, manufacturing processes, assembly technologies, and emerging automation solutions to improve operational efficiency - Develop and maintain data analysis and visualization dashboards to support design, process optimization, and decision-making - Apply structured problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC, FMEA, Fishbone, 5-Why, Kaizen) to failure analysis and continuous improvement initiatives - Work closely with factory teams to ensure adherence to process controls, equipment standards, and quality metrics during volume manufacturing Qualification Required: - Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Mechatronics, or a related discipline - 5+ years of hands-on industrial experience in SMT/PCBA manufacturing, automation, or high-vol
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