Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Core Tech
Core
Lead end-to-end development of highly automated, complex manufacturing processes for Apple's next-generation products, bridging innovative product design with scalable, world-class manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC advanced manufacturing engineer (automation & robotics)
Builds
Next-generation Apple products via fully automated manufacturing lines
Domain
Consumer electronics manufacturing + advanced robotics
Required skills
Design for Manufacturability (DFM), automation equipment design, machine vision, precision process engineering, robotics (4/6-axis), PLC/PC-based control systems, failure analysis, statistical analysis (Six Sigma, DOE), GD&T, CAD (X2, NX4)
Preferred skills
Optics principles (CCD, lasers), adhesive dispense, glass/lens lamination, AI/machine learning for automation, AVI (automation visual inspection), JMP/Minitab
Technologies
Six Sigma, Monte Carlo, JMP, Minitab, X2, NX4, CCD cameras, 3D/2D/1D lasers, PLC, PC-based control systems
Responsibilities
Provide early and ongoing automation & manufacturing involvement to ensure new products are mechanically manufacturable and repeatable; Design and develop technically complex processes to improve product quality and automation equipment efficiency; Plan, develop, and implement technically complex procedures for testing and evaluation of soon to be released products; Enable product design assembly via fully automation development.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC