Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Paint Material
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Operations and Supply Chain
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Description
In this highly visible role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on Apple Products and leave a footprint for years to come. We have an opportunity for a quality engineer to lead development, and ramp for a next generation Apple product.
Our quality engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products as a partner in the development of Apple's renowned designs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
Partner with multi-functional teams to evaluate design and processes at the concept phase.
Develop measurement technologies, control strategies, information systems, and manufacturing methods that achieve results-oriented specifications at substantial production scale paints and coatings.
Develop and implement groundbreaking quality inspection tools to evaluate paint material properties and applications.
Partner closely with product design and manufacturing engineering teams to develop and manage material and part level specifications.
Support qualification of paints and coatings manufacturing processes activities including development and alignment of inspection plans.
Compile and evaluate data to resolve appropriate limits for paint materials.
Lead activities to balance unparalleled quality with scalable yields.
Work with internal and external groups to ensure that proper definition of quality expectations and that appropriate assurance techniques are used for the product.
Coordinate all Quality Engineering functions for a program, serving as project manager to lead efforts at paints manufacturing supplier locations.
Provide necessary quality support in applicators’ sites.
Establish audit procedures appropriate to program and paint material supplier to ensure consistency to Apple quality standards.
Evaluate and communicate yields of new and existing processes.
Drive corrective actions multi-functionally with internal and external team members.
Drive paint material manufacturing process robustness and material development system.
Travel frequent to supplier sites.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS or above in Engineering (Chemical Materials Engineering, or similar)
- 5+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing or quality control for paints and coatings.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with paint and coating manufacturing.
- Experience developing process quality plans, supplier quality audits, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts.
- Working knowledge of mechanical quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations.
- Experience with the development and evaluation of measurement systems.
- Project management experience and an understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis, statistical analytical tools and data analysis skills (JMP).Knowledges in machine learning would be a plus.