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Hardware Reliability Engineer - Mac System Reliability

Apple· Hardware Reliability
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Cupertino, CA$150.4k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Apple seeks a System Reliability Engineer to join the Mac Hardware Reliability team. Responsible for characterizing usage, designing reliability tests, coordinating design validation, and driving continuous product improvements to ensure durability and customer experience.

Responsibilities

  • Identifying high-risk failure modes early in the design process and working closely with design engineering teams to mitigate risks.
  • Create new reliability tests based on the physics of failure and anticipated user behavior and deployment environment, ensuring our systems meet the highest standards.
  • Develop and deliver critical test equipment and specifications, and collaborate with vendors to meet testing deadlines.
  • Support failure analysis efforts, offering design recommendations based on evaluation of test data to drive continuous product improvements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, physics or related field with 3+ years of industry experience
  • Good written and verbal English communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate through email, WebEx, and phone
  • Ability to make clear and concise slides and presentations through keynote, excel, etc.
  • Strong attention to detail and curiosity of how technologies work
  • Able to use basic productivity apps such as email, web browser, calendar, WebEx/Zoom, spreadsheet, keynote/ppt, etc.

Skills

Required:statistical data analysisfailure analysis techniques

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation (potential)
  • Apple stock programs eligibility (RSU, Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
Last updated Aug 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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