Apple

Component Quality Engineer

Apple$110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of experience in semiconductor process, test/characterization, and reliability.
  • Proven experience in SoC testing and bench tester development for defect characterization.
  • Ability to drive Apple's component quality and defects tracking with statistical analysis skills.
  • Hands-on experience in debugging and failure analysis with corrective actions and quality improvements.
  • Strong data analysis capability with familiarity in AI tools and processes.
  • Willingness to travel for audits at supplier factories.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end quality of Apple silicon ICs and associated technologies.
  • Conduct statistical analysis for component disposition and quality assessment.
  • Collaborate with internal and supplier teams on debug, failure analysis, and component quality improvements.
  • Develop and implement procedures for defect detection and prevention.
  • Perform quality audits at manufacturing and assembly locations for compliance with standards.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment within a leading technology company.
  • Opportunities for professional development and hands-on experience in semiconductor quality management.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge silicon technologies and processes.
  • Possibility of travel to various supplier factories for quality assurance.
  • Engagement with advanced AI tools and data analytics in quality monitoring.
Full Job Description
Description

The IC Component Quality team manages end to end proactive quality of semiconductor silicon ICs, covering Apple silicon latest technologies in the industry such as SoC/DRAM/NAND/PMU and custom silicon ICs. This team manages Apple suppliers semiconductor fab/assembly manufacturing and testing process, design debug and FA, quality monitoring, data analytics machine learning, MLB/IC EE, application level etc.

Minimum Qualifications

1+ years of semiconductor process, test/characterization, reliability

Experience in SOC testing, bringing up bench testers for defect characterization, review test logs and develop test strategies to improve test efficiency

Drive Apple's component quality, debug, and defect tracking/intelligence metrics, focusing on Apple Silicon components. Perform statistical analysis to determine disposition for components that do not meet required specifications

Work with internal teams and Apple semiconductor suppliers on hands-on debug, and failure analysis, root-cause, corrective actions, quality improvements, develop procedures to detect and prevent issues from occurring

Strong data analysis skills, familiarity with AI tools and processes.

Travel to contract manufacturer and supplier factories, audit end-to-end to ensure silicon meets Apple quality standards

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar field

Preferred Qualifications

Strong product reliability knowledge and fundamentals of relevance

Excellent skills in failure analysis of systems, circuits, and their components including cross-sectional analysis, Optical Microscopy, X-Ray, SEM/EDS, FTIR, XPS, etc.

Precise technical communication including deep level of engineering analysis and details

Demonstrated initiative with a high level of energy, and methodical & efficient problem solving skills including engineering DOEs

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
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Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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