Apple

iPhone System Reliability Engineer

Apple$120K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science and 3+ years of industry experience
  • Strong collaborative attitude with effective cross-functional communication skills
  • Familiarity with failure analysis methodologies to identify root causes
  • Proven ability to create clear presentations using Keynote and Excel
  • Experience with Tableau for building data dashboards
  • Willingness to travel internationally without restriction
  • Demonstrated passion for engineering products with exceptional reliability

Responsibilities

  • Develop and apply advanced reliability test methods for Apple products
  • Perform detailed failure analysis and establish root causes
  • Conduct risk assessments to enhance product durability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, electrical, quality, and manufacturing teams
  • Contribute to data automation efforts to streamline reliability testing
  • Support product development from conception through mass production
  • Lead the execution of comprehensive test suites to validate product performance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement
  • Innovative work environment focused on cutting-edge technology
  • Collaboration with highly skilled cross-disciplinary teams
  • Exposure to high-impact projects in a global company
Full Job Description
Do you like to break things? Do you ever wonder what goes into making Apple products an amazing user experience?

The engineers on Apple's innovative reliability team are responsible for ensuring that our products exceed our customer's expectations for robustness, durability, and reliability. We are looking for dedicated contributors who enjoy working on ground-breaking products and seeking to make them better through creation and execution of comprehensive test suites, identification of potential failure modes, and collaboration with design teams to drive product improvements. This particular position is on the iPhone system reliability team. In this highly visible and fast-paced role, you will be responsible for developing & performing novel test methodologies to validate the robustness of Apple products/sub-assemblies, materials, and supplier technology. In addition, you will lead failure analysis with our outstanding technology teams to establish root cause and corrective actions to ensure our products continue to surprise and delight our customers for years to come.

Description

In this role you'll be working cross-functionally with product design, electrical, quality and manufacturing teams to develop and apply advanced reliability test methods, perform failure analysis, run risk assessments and contribute to data automation. Your impact will be felt across the product lifecycle-from early concept to mass production-helping us ship products that exceed user expectations for quality and reliability.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, materials, etc.) or science with 3+ of industry experience

Collaborative attitude and ability to cross-functionally work effectively

Familiarity with failure analysis methodology to identify root cause

Ability to make clear and concise slides/ presentations through Keynote, Excel, etc.

Familiarity with tools such as Tableau for building dashboards

Ability to travel internationally without restriction

Demonstrate an unwavering passion for engineering products with exceptional reliability

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or PhD in engineering (mechanical, electrical, materials, etc.) or science (new college graduate)

Statistical experience such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models

Excel at building and maintaining reliability data dashboards on Tableau that drive informed decision making

Proficient in using Python, R or other languages to for extracting data and performing reliability analysis

Experience in adopting emerging AI/ML tools to streamline workflow and identify opportunities for automation

Excellent written and verbal communication skills for audiences ranging from technicians to senior executives

Familiarity 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

Experience in spirited collaboration between multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists to solve complex electromechanical / mechanical design challenges

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.

Apple Careers

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
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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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