Hardware Reliability Engineer-Wearables
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Apple’s Hardware Reliability Engineering team is looking for you to work with our diverse hardware engineering teams. As the Reliability team, we are responsible for ensuring and improving the durability and reliability of Apple's product. To achieve that, we partner with multiple engineering teams from the beginning (concept) to the end (field returns) of a product lifecycle, while exploring new technologies and understanding how customers will use our products.
If you have a passion for constant learning and innovative engineering products, you will fit right in.
You will help develop and implement creative reliability tests on new hardware programs, quantify reliability risk, support failure analysis resulting from these tests, and advise the executive team on the best path forward.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in technical field (mechanical engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, physics or related fields etc.).
- Excellent written and verbal English and Chinese communication skills.
- Ability to make clear and concise slides and presentations through keynote, excel, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or an equivalent field. 3+ years of experience in a related field or industry.
- Experience performing reliability testing including Mechanical Stress Tests, Shock/Drop/Vibration Testing, Environmental Testing.
- Statistical experience such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models. Understanding of Design of Experiments.
- Solid understanding of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Design of Experiments (DOE)
- 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. Imaginative approach to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis.
- Strong attention to detail and curiosity of how technologies work. Capable of handling multiple projects at once.
- Dynamic engineer with a “can do” attitude with the aim to work in a top notch team and product.
- Confident with navigating ambiguity and creating new ways of doing things. Strong problem solving skills.
- Strong capability to collaborate with cross function teams.
- Experience with AI, Vibe coding, programming or scripting is a plus.