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Supplier Quality Engineer - Lens/Optical

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

About the role

Supplier quality engineer to manage Lens (optical part) module quality at suppliers, developing and implementing quality processes and tools across development and mass production, coordinating with Apple cross-functional teams and suppliers to ensure high quality product.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direction to suppliers, developing quality programs to ensure highest level of quality and reliability is consistently delivered.
  • Work with teams and lead suppliers for inspection system DFM and qualification, and OK2send processes at new product development phases.
  • Work with lens optical engineering/TPM to define quality specification as necessary.
  • Define quality specification (SOP, cosmetic spec, etc) as necessary
  • Set up incoming material inspection, testing and sampling plan to ensure robust incoming quality control at suppliers
  • Work with TPM and suppliers to set up CTQ process control in manufacturing line, take actions to drive continuous process improvement
  • Establish OQC inspection and testing process through guard band and tester correlation to ensure out-going parts quality
  • Interface with suppliers in resolving complex manufacturing process, quality and reliability issues, utilizing DOE and statistical approach
  • Develop robust processes for FA on customer returns in order to synthesize voice of customer into process changes and product development cycles to impact current and future products.
  • Publish reports on supplier performance based on production line statistics, system level data and address these issues
  • Regular process audits to ensure vendor comply with POR process parameters and achieve expected results
  • Build up data digitalization system with quality sense and computer science.
  • Good at lens optical process and knows how to do good quality control at molding/lens assembly/lens optical testing
  • Good understanding of quality control fundamental and future quality control roadmap

Qualifications

  • Master/BS in Optical or Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering with relevant working experience in quality or equivalent.
  • Familiar with quality tools, including Cpk, DOE, DFMEA, MSA, sampling plan, data distribution, data correlation.
  • Direct working experience in assembly, inspection and test process development.
  • Demonstrated ability to work directly with suppliers to solve product problems.
  • Understand Optical testing and mechanical drawing specification and appropriate measurement techniques.
  • Familiar with supplier auditing and development.
  • Fluent in written and oral English communication.
  • Familiar with data analysis tool like Minitab, JMP and capability to do big data analysis.
  • Familiar with TA analysis, understand the 2D/3D model and drawing.

Skills

Required:Quality tools (Cpk, DOE, DFMEA, MSA)Inspection system design (DFM, qualification)Statistical analysis (DOE, data distribution, data correlation)Optical testing and lens/optical process knowledgeCommunication in English
Last updated Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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