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Hardware Reliability Engineer - Materials

Apple
Posted a month ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Cupertino, CA 95015, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Apple is seeking a Materials Reliability Engineer with a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and at least 3 years of industry experience.
  • The role involves assessing material-level reliability risks and conducting failure analysis to improve product designs.
  • Candidates should have a strong understanding of material properties and their impact on product performance, as well as experience in a lab environment.
  • Preferred qualifications include an M.S. or PhD in relevant fields and familiarity with failure characterization techniques and statistical tools.
  • The position requires the ability to travel internationally, with a salary range reflective of the candidate's experience and qualifications.
Are you passionate about the development, characterization, and failure analysis of innovative materials? Do you ever wonder what goes into creating amazing Apple product user experiences? The engineers in Apple’s Materials Reliability Group assess material-level reliability risks and have an influential role in guiding materials and finishes toward reliable designs for new product development. Through deep investigation and collaboration, we strive to create a customer experience of enduring product quality. We are looking for an experienced individual who is passionate about: understanding how materials fail, driving test development to characterize failure risk, diving into failure root cause analysis, and advocating for material reliability improvements. Come join our team!

Description


As a Materials Reliability Engineer, you will assess material-level reliability risks of new product designs; and work with materials engineering and process teams to perform failure analysis, and to push for design and process mitigations and controls.

Minimum Qualifications


Bachelor’s Degree in technical field (Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, etc) with 3+ years of industry experience Understanding of how material properties, processing, and structure impact product performance. Our team works on a range of materials. An expertise in a particular material area is not required, as long as you are able to dive deep into learning about a new material space quickly Experience working in, or collaborating with, a lab environment with a focus on understanding root cause of material failures Experience using statistical data analysis, and the ability to communicate results from analyses clearly Ability to identify failure root cause and potential corrective actions, utilizing results from multiple data sources Ability to travel internationally without restriction as needed (less than 20% of the year)

Preferred Qualifications


M.S. or PhD in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Familiarity with failure characterizations techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, etc.), and the ability to use failure analysis methodology to derive failure root cause Experience with Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and reliability prediction modeling Experience with statistical tools such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models Familiarity with one of the following material types: anodized aluminum, titanium, precision glass, PVD coatings, optical materials Interest in developing new tests and methodologies for replicating and validating complex failure modes Collaborative approach to working with other teams



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