Sr. Equipment Design Engineer

Job Description

Apple is looking for a Sr. Equipment (EQ) Design Engineer to join their Panel Process and Optics (PPO) Engineering team. The role involves developing new equipment architectures to enable novel process solutions across various Apple products.

Requirements

• B.S. degree minimum in Applied Physics, Robotics, ME, ChE or related field with minimum of 10 years of industrial experience in a related field
• Domain expertise in crafting and fabricating successful precision equipments in the display, sensor, camera, optical assembly, or other related modules
• Experience developing new MP EQs, defining new EQ specifications, and leading EQ DFM reviews with vendors
• Understanding of failure mode analysis, root cause investigation, and problem-solving for process and EQ
• Familiarity with data handling and analysis, documentation (e.g. spec definition)

Responsibilities

• Develop new equipment architectures to enable novel process solutions across various Apple products
• Drive EQ innovations from concept to MP through concurrent efforts of internal EQ design & testing and synchronized engagement with external EQ suppliers
• Perform EQ DFMEA standard methodologies and lead DFM reviews with vendors to develop reliable, high-performance and lost-cost manufacturing process equipment
• Conduct detailed data collection and EQ capability analysis through modeling or empirical testing for EQ architecture down-selection
• Lead root cause & failure analysis and improvement path identification for issues related to new EQ technologies
• Provide early and ongoing manufacturing leadership to ensure new process is scalable for mass production
• Multi-functional interaction with Product Design, Display Engineering, Display Operations, and international vendors
• Drive EQ, component or integration vendors on technology development and implementation, failure or issue resolution, and cost-effective scale up for mass production
• Keep tabs on relevant industrial equipment and process manufacturing technology trends; evaluate and assess new EQ suppliers