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Softgoods Materials Manufacturing Design Engineer

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Hybrid (Shenzhen)Full-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

In this highly visible role, you will have process and quality engineering responsibility for next generation Apple products, focusing on selection, implementation and optimization of manufacturing processes and quality planning. You will work with Product Design Engineering and Industrial Design to assess manufacturability, develop measurement and metrology technologies, and lead supplier factories worldwide to deliver to aggressive schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Planning, proposing, and leading experiments to produce timely and accurate analyses used to drive design, development, and supply chain decisions.
  • Assessing the suitability of a fabrication technology for a given part design. Planning validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capability. Analyzing results of validation exercises and provide technical recommendations.
  • Reviewing progress of development activities at supplier locations and serve as point of escalation for critical process related issues.
  • Actively participate in the program planning and monitoring process assuming responsibility for key work you're doing at all milestones.
  • Provide technical direction and guidance to other Quality Engineers supporting the implementation of the PQP.
  • Assess measurability and creatively address concerns directly with partners. Identify and direct studies to implement improvements in measuring method where appropriate.
  • Establish audit procedures appropriate to program and supplier to ensure consistency to Apple quality standards. Implement FAI and Cp/Cpk reviews of mechanical parts.
  • Monitor each supplier's performance through measurement of production line statistics, company inspections, and audits. Prepare summary of performance and communicate to appropriate management to ensure effective corrective action plans can be promptly implemented.

Qualifications

  • Experience supporting new product launches from a quality planning, quality engineering, or product development perspective.
  • Experience developing process quality plans, supplier quality audits, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts.
  • Proficient in Japanese speaking.
  • Experience with soft materials (mainly PU/textiles) is strongly preferred. Experience with mechanical fabricated parts, or adhesives, glues, jigs, fixtures, tooling, injection molding, plastics experience may be acceptable.
  • Extensive knowledge of mechanical quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations.
  • Project management experience and an understanding of DFx principles is a plus.
  • Deep understanding of DOE, GD&T, SPC theory and practical application experience is helpful.
  • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills. Domestic travel required. Experience with highly cosmetic parts a plus.

Skills

Required:Process quality planningQuality engineeringSupplier managementCommunication

Benefits

  • Not specified in description
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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