Battery Pack Manufacturing Quality Engineer
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In this highly visible role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on Apple products and leave a footprint for years to come. We have an opportunity for an accomplished quality engineer to lead development, and ramp for a next generation Apple product. Our quality engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products as a partner in the development of batteries that power Apple's renowned designs.
- Partner with multi-functional teams to evaluate design and processes at the concept phase
- Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods that achieve ambitious specifications at massive production scale
- Develop and implement groundbreaking quality inspection tools to evaluate cosmetic and dimensional part characteristics
- Compile and evaluate data to figure out appropriate limits and variables for process and part specifications
- Lead activities to balance unparalleled quality with scalable yields
- Collaborate with internal and external groups to ensure that proper definition of quality expectations and that appropriate assurance techniques are used for the product
- Coordinate all Quality Engineering functions for a program, serving as project manager to lead efforts at supplier locations
- Establish audit procedures appropriate to program and supplier to ensure alignment to Apple quality standards
- Evaluate and communicate yields of new and existing processes
- Drive corrective actions multi-functionally with internal and external team members
- Experience in manufacturing and Quality Control
- Experience developing process quality plans, supplier quality audits, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts.
- Working knowledge of mechanical quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations.
- Experience with the development and evaluation measurement systems.
- Knowledge of programming OMM, CMM, contour machine, interferometer, 3D scanning, and other high precision equipment is a plus
- Disciplined in GD&T practices with close attention to datum establishment and tolerance analysis
- Project management experience and a solid understanding of problem-solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and statistical analytical tools using JMP or Minitab
- Familiarity with Lithium-based battery technologies such as battery development, electrochemical/mechanical design, manufacturing, process quality control, testing, and/or qualification
- Strong communication skills and passion to learn and adapt to a highly cross-functional collaborative environment
- Experience building MES solutions based on ML – all the way from inception to production.
- Experience in Failure analysis tools like SEM, TEM, FIB is an added bonus
- Experience in Battery manufacturing environment with strong problem solving skills and a first principles approach
- Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Chemical Engineering, Material Engineering or similar. ME/MS or PhD preferred