Summary
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. At Apple, we craft products and experiences that people once couldn't have envisioned, and now can't imagine living without. If you’re excited by the idea of making a real impact, a career with Apple might be your ideal job.

In Apple, you will work in an environment that nurtures creativity, partnership, and novelty in solving tough problems. You will work in a highly collaborative and multi-functional environment, handling several projects at a time. You will be part of a geographically dispersed engineering community supporting global projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of Apple's exceptional Product Operations organisation. If you're keen to join one of the most successful companies in the world, then we'd love to hear from you! Let’s do our best work together.

Description
As Manufacturing Engineer - R&D, you will be responsible for design, development, implementation, and optimisation of innovative processes and technologies to support Apple’s amazing product line-up.

Responsibilities

• Development of end-to-end manufacturing processes and technologies to support R&D activities
• Collaboration with global cross-functional teams to deliver solutions
• Continuous process improvement and optimisation, driving key performance metrics to support delivering solutions to global partners
• Design, commissioning, and qualification of manual, semi-automated, and automated solutions within a prototype manufacturing environment
• Supporting design teams through design for manufacture and process selection feedback
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• B.Eng. M.Eng, B.Sc. M.Sc. in Mechanical / Manufacturing / Process / Industrial / Biomedical / Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent third-level qualification in a related discipline
• Experience in development or optimisation of manufacturing processes within a manufacturing or R&D environment
• Experience in leading technical development for manufacturing processes
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in 3D CAD for design of equipment/tooling/fixtures/assembly aids
• Experience with additive manufacturing processes such as 3D printing
• Experience with laser technology, i.e. marking, cutting
• Experience in writing technical documentation, i.e. technical reports, work instructions, change impact assessments, user requirement specifications, equipment qualification protocols and reports, etc.
• Knowledge of PFMEA or equivalent risk analysis methodologies
• Experience using statistics to assess process capability
• Knowledge of industrial engineering, line balancing, lean or Six Sigma
• Experience working with third-party vendors
• Experience supporting multiple projects simultaneously with the ability to prioritise activities
• Strong communication skills
  
  

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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Role Number: 200655488-1418