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Manufacturing Design Engineer - Battery

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Sunnyvale, California$133.5k - $201.6kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Apple is seeking a motivated Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) to lead Battery process development at suppliers, providing feedback to Apple Product Design and collaborating with suppliers to establish capable processes for high-volume production.

Responsibilities

  • Review module designs and specifications and provide Design for Manufacturing feedback and risks to Apple Product Design based on process capability within the supply chain.
  • Plan, propose, and lead Design of Experiments (DOE) activities to produce timely and accurate analyses used to drive design, process development, and supply chain decisions.
  • Assess the suitability of a fabrication strategy or technology for a given part design.
  • Plan validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capability. Analyze results to provide technical recommendations.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to deliver process flow mapping, FMEA, equipment/fixture designs, implementation schedules and validation activities prior to Engineering builds.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to establish manufacturing Process Control Plans for early detection of issues and to ensure consistent quality is achieved.
  • Drive project technical and operational issues related to process, fixtures, equipment, etc. during NPI phase to enable delivery of a mature manufacturing process into Mass Production.
  • Assess supplier readiness to support build events and production ramp. Identify potential execution issues and provide recommendations for risk mitigation to management.
  • Drive production process improvements, including robotics and automation, to reduce labor and maximize quality.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in Operations Engineering or Manufacturing Process Development
  • Direct experience in manufacturing process design, review, and buy off
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Experience with tooling design (jigs, fixtures, tool and die) in a high volume manufacturing environment
  • Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T), Design of Experiments, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a plus
  • Battery chemistry and process development experience a plus

Skills

Required:Design for Manufacturing (DFM) FeedbackDesign of Experiments (DOE)Process Capability AnalysisFMEA
Nice to have:GD&T

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 eligibility
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • discretionary employee stock unit awards
  • relocation
  • other standard Apple benefits subject to eligibility
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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