Advanced Inspection Engineer; Manufacturing Quality Engineering

Advanced Inspection Engineer (Manufacturing Quality Engineering)

Cupertino, California, United States Operations and Supply Chain

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple donʼt just create products — they create the kind of wonder thatʼs revolutionized entire industries. Itʼs the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry‑leading environmental efforts.

Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it. Our team is responsible for the development of the inspection equipment that determines if a product meets Appleʼs high standards across all of the mechanical portion of hardware we make – iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch and others.

It takes a strong background to qualify for this job. As an applicant, you will explain not just how to build solutions or models to answer problems, but how to deploy models. These systems will be responsible for judgement of millions of units per day in a challenging production environment. There is a bit of being like a start‑up where youʼll occasionally have to wear multiple hats – sometimes youʼll need to be a technical project manager, other times youʼll need to deep dive into databases, while at other times youʼll need to work with optics improvements to be able to see defects consistently so that you can then drive inspection and ML advancements.

You will be required to balance technical requirements while effectively managing collaborations with vendors to maintain schedule and ramp dates.

• 2+ yearsʼ experience applying computer or machine vision or machine learning techniques to build models that are deployable into a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of basic networking concepts and protocols, e.g.: TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.
• Experience with 2D/3D triangulation laser system and/or CCD inspection system such as Halcon, Keyence, Cognex, and/or Visco
• Familiar with mechanical metrology system qualification process, such as GRR, Correlation, Stability and Reliability
• Understanding of optics, image acquisition, software filtering and judgment algorithms.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes (i.e. CNC, modeling, laser welding, etc)
• Intermediate knowledge of automation including system layout, architecture, and cycle time optimization for optical, motion and mechanical systems
• Ability to Travel approximately 25-50% of the time
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Design, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

• Demonstrated technical skills in Machine or Computer Vision as well Machine Learning (CNNs, object detection)
• Proficiency with Python, CLI, Linux and Unix shell scripting
• Experience with cloud computing platforms AWS and deployment tools like docker
• Experience building Software ML solutions – all the way from inception to production. Proficiency in Python is preferred.
• Experienced user of machine learning and statistical‑analysis libraries, such as Turi Create, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit‑learn, Sci Py.
• Ability to explain and present analyses and machine learning concepts to a broad technical audience.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $157,200 and $236,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a…