Apple posted a job you might be interested in March 26, 2015 at 07:55AM

Apple



Supply Base Engineering Manager

San Francisco Bay Area, US - Consumer Electronics

In this highly visible role, our Mechanical Process Development (SBE) Manager will be responsible for the development and implementation of high precision mechanical fabrication processes in a high volume environment for Apple Mac Products.



Key Qualifications

• Typically requires 7 experience supporting new product launches from a mechanical tooling engineering or product development perspective.


• Experience with Mechanical Fabricated parts or jigs, fixtures, tooling, injection molding, plastics, ceramics, machine shop (CNC, Mills, Lathes) experience is required.


• Prefer a solid understanding of DOE, GD&T, SPC or Mechanical Fabrication techniques.


• Engineering management or program management background is required.

Description



You will utilize your Mechanical Manufacturing background in the following areas:

Process Development:

• Planning, proposing, and leading experiments to produce timely and accurate analyses used to drive design, development, and supply chain decisions.

• Assessing the suitability of a fabrication technology for a given part design. Planning validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capability. Analyzing results of validation exercises and provide technical recommendations.

• Reviewing progress of development activities at supplier locations and serve as point of escalation for critical process related issues.



New Product Introduction:

• Acts as lead engineer to drive process development and capability assessment activities, reviewing part design documentation to ensure alignment with process capability.

• Assigns specific tasks and work with Apple suppliers to support process development and/or data gathering activities. Set clear goals for results and provide timely reviews of performance throughout program.

• Establish validation procedures to determine acceptance of tooling into development builds as well as mass production.



Supplier Execution:

• Review supplier tool design, process flow, equipment selection, DFM, and DOE proposals. Identify shortfalls and corrective actions to ensure design compliance.

• Work with supplier engineering teams to map out process development exercises, secure resources, and commit to schedules in line with program goals

• Assess supplier readiness to support build events and production ramp. Identify potential execution issues and provide recommendations to mitigate risk.



Education



MSME/BSME, or equivalent. MBA a , but not required



No salary provided



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