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Thermal Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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SuzhouFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Quality engineering role focused on leading thermal module qualification and supplier-related quality activities for high-volume battery/module assembly, with emphasis on metrology, process capability, DOE planning, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

  • Plan DOEs to resolve impacts on process capability and cell performance, summarize data findings, and implement changes to meet specification standards.
  • Drive qualification efforts in metrology, function inspection, cosmetic during module assembly.
  • Perform failure analysis to understand thermal failure modes and implement preventive measures.
  • Lead quality related functions for a program and serve as a project manager at supplier locations.
  • Write, assess, and audit validation tests both internally and at the vendors.
  • Drive vendor process performance improvements through objective measurements using yield gap analysis.

Qualifications

  • MS degree in Mechanical/Materials/Data Engineering (MBA/PhD a plus).
  • Experience with mechanical part development, design, and qualification
  • Knowledgeable about current state-of-the-art production processes of module assembly and inspection
  • Hands-on experience with performance characterization techniques and reliability testing
  • Experience developing processes quality plans, supplier quality deliverables, inspection solutions, and driving corrective actions/failure analysis
  • Familiarity with GD&T practices, Metrology, PFMEA and tolerance analysis
  • Project management experience and understanding of problem solving tools (DOE, FA, statistical tools)
  • Strong communication skills and ability to learn/adapt in a dynamic environment
  • Strong big data analysis skills with JMP/Python/Tableau
  • Knowledgeable about heat transfer theory, acoustics analysis, module assembly, stamping, CNC, testing, SMT; AL/ML a plus

Skills

Required:DOE planningMetrologyFailure analysisProject managementValidation testingData analysisReliability testing
Nice to have:GD&TDesign of experiments
Last updated Aug 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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