Apple

Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Color

Apple$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Engineering or Color Science required
  • 7+ years of experience in quality engineering and manufacturing operations
  • Experience with visual comparison and assessment of color and texture
  • Understanding of problem-solving tools like root cause analysis
  • Experience in developing quality plans or expertise in color appearance metrology
  • Project management knowledge; direct experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with optical coatings, plating, anodizing, and similar processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of color and appearance specifications for products.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the color development process.
  • Analyze data to improve yields and implement corrective actions with suppliers.
  • Communicate color development status and issues from concept to production.
  • Qualify and implement innovative quality inspection tools and processes.
  • Direct studies to enhance measurement methods as needed.
  • Establish audits to verify compliance with Apple quality standards.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work with renowned designers at Apple
  • Opportunity to contribute to high-visibility, groundbreaking products
  • Access to state-of-the-art quality control technologies
  • International travel opportunities for supplier engagement
  • Career development through hands-on decision-making responsibilities
Full Job Description
Our team of Manufacturing Quality Engineers for Color defines product color appearance specifications and manufacturing quality control methods. In this highly visible and highly hands-on role, you will enjoy key decision-making responsibilities combined with on-site problem solving that comes with being responsible for the quality for some of the most visible products in the world today. We are responsible for developing and implementing quality tools, systems and instrumentation for groundbreaking product designs for cosmetically-demanding applications. Are you passionate about enabling mass production of incredible products? We work in tandem with Apple's renowned designers to develop measurement technologies, quality control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods that achieve ambitious specifications at massive production scale. - Apply deep understanding of manufacturing concepts and quality control to lead the specification development of specific color and appearance for specific products, programs, or components. - Collaborate cross-functionally with design, material, and process development teams through the entire color development process. - Perform data analysis to evaluate yields of key processes and components and work cross-functionally to implement data-driven corrective actions with our suppliers. - Clearly communicate the status and issues related to the color development of key components from the initial concept to mass production. - Qualify and implement groundbreaking quality inspection tools; including visual and instrumental tools/processes. - Develop and direct studies to implement improvements in measuring methods where appropriate. - Establish audit procedures appropriate to program and supplier to ensure adherence to Apple quality standards. - Review quality plans at supplier sites and internally with Apple groups to ensure expectations are understood at all levels. - Evaluate supplier readiness and engage on supplier bring-up for alignment to quality plans at all development and qualification stages. - Monitor each supplier's performance through measurement of production line statistics, company inspections, and audits. Prepare summary of performance and communicate to appropriate broader team and management. Bachelor's in Engineering or Color Science required 7+ years of experience working in quality engineering, supplier quality management, and manufacturing operations Ability to travel 15-25% internationally Experience with visual comparison and assessment of color and texture Experience in developing quality plans or experience with color appearance, gloss and/or texture metrology Proven understanding of problem solving tools including root cause analysis and statistical process control principles Understanding of project management concepts; direct project management experience a plus. Experience with any of the following: optical coatings, plating, anodizing, resin compounding, pigmentation, textiles, dyeing, or other Color and Finishing processes

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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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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