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Hardware Reliability Engineer - Mac System Reliability

Apple· Hardware Reliability / Mac System Reliability
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Hybrid (Austin, Texas; Cupertino, California)Full-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Apple seeks a System Reliability Engineer to lead cross-functional teams, design reliability tests, and drive continuous product improvements for Mac hardware. The role focuses on characterizing usage, translating to lab tests, coordinating design validation, and ensuring high standards for customer experience through reliability engineering, failure analysis, and test development.

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 your evaluation of test data to drive continuous product improvements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in technical field (mechanical engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, physics or related fields) with 7+ 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.
  • MS or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
  • Statistical experience such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models
  • Familiar with Failure Analysis techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, etc.), and the ability to use failure analysis methodology to derive a root cause of failure
  • Collaborative attitude and ability to cross-functionally work effectively
  • Ability to travel internationally without restriction (up to 10%)

Skills

Required:Reliability engineeringMaterial and device properties (mechanical, electrical, optical, thermal)Statistical data analysisFailure analysis techniques (SEM/EDX/X-Ray, Optical Microscopy, etc.)

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer with commitment to inclusion and diversity
  • Accessibility and reasonable accommodations information provided in links
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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