Mac MLB Reliability Engineer

Mac Mlb Reliability Engineer

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 insuring that our products exceed our customer's expectations for robustness, durability, and reliability. We are looking for talented contributors who enjoy working on revolutionary products and aspiring 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.

Responsibilities

As a Mac Mlb Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for the following:

• Preparing concise and detailed test plans and test reports
• Statistical data analysis to provide risk assessments of a design
• Researching a technology to determine possible failure modes
• Prioritizing and completing tasks to meet deadlines
• Providing design input to improve product reliability when necessary
• Interacting with a wide variety of individuals and teams to communicate results

Minimum Qualifications

MS in Materials Science, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent field desired

3+ years relevant engineering experience

Experience performing board level reliability testing including Mechanical Stress Tests, Shock/Drop/Vibration Testing, Environmental Testing

Ability to use fundamental failure analysis methodology to derive root cause of failures, knowledge of failure modes and statistical life data analysis using curve fitting and distributions models

Knowledge of board level design, DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and reliability best practices to guide component selection and placement in early architecture

Knowledge of Semiconductor package integration, SLI (Second Level Interconnect) reliability, passive components reliability, bonding materials and warpage control

Application of FMEA (Failure Modes an Effects Analysis)

Ability to travel internationally without restrictions

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in Materials Science, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent field desired

Application of DOE (design of Experiments)

Failure Analysis analytical techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-Ray, CSAM, SEM/EDS, FTIR, XPS etc)

Knowledge of industry test Standards (JEDEC, ASTM, IEEE)

Exceptional problem solving abilities, written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail

Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time

Dynamic and "can do" attitude with a desire to work with a great team and product