Manufacturing Quality Engineer - iPhone
Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
Hybrid (Shenzhen)Full-timePosted 5mo ago
About the role
Quality engineer role focused on leading development and ramp for next-generation Apple products in Shenzhen, partnering with multi-functional teams to drive process quality, measurement systems, and supplier quality initiatives.
Responsibilities
- 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 adventurous specifications at mass production scale
- Develop and implement groundbreaking quality inspection tools to evaluate cosmetic and dimensional part characteristics
- Compile and evaluate data to determine 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 proper definition of quality expectations and appropriate assurance techniques 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 consistency to Apple quality standards
- Evaluate and communicate yields of new and existing processes
- Drive corrective actions multi-functionally with internal and external team members
Qualifications
- BS or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, or similar
- 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 of measurement systems
- Project management experience and a deep understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and statistical analytical tools
- Experience with mechanical enclosures, castings, plastic parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or automotive high volume quality manufacturing engineering
- Exceptional ability to establish relationships; data-driven and willing to take action; enthusiastic and motivated; and detailed while managing several work streams
- Knowledge on Data Science, including Statistics, Machine Learning, Regression (preferred)
Skills
Required:Mechanical Engineering fundamentalsQuality assurance and controlMeasurement systems developmentProject managementProblem solving and analytics
Nice to have:Data Science basics
Last updated Aug 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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