Operations Test Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, 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 don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s 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. With the impressive growth of Apple's business we are creating new opportunities for individuals to work on the most exciting new products  are currently seeking an individual with strong Test Engineering skills to enable innovative and customized manufacturing test solutions.

• Design for Testability - Provide early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure new products are tested in a logical and cost effective manner incorporating FMEA, product design targets using the Engineering Requirements Specification (ERS).
• Product Life Cycle Engineering - Work through all phases of a product from concept to repeat manufacturing to end of life. Provide production support engineering with respect to technically complex testing methods, procedures and failure analysis.
• Test Process Engineering - Design and develop technically test processes to improve quality and efficiency. Utilize statistical tools (such as GR&R, SPC and Cp/pCk) to ensure processes/fixtures are scalable and continue to perform properly once qualified leveraging integration with factory data systems and shop floor systems.
• Failure/Data Analysis - Plan, develop and implement procedures for the testing and evaluation of soon to be released products. Specify tests to be performed, compile data and make recommendations for test or tester design changes. This includes the use of Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Develop new or improved processes through the application of theoretical and practical engineering. Keep abreast of all meaningful technical trends and developments and incorporate them in appropriate assignments.
• Provide direction and mentorship to third‑party vendors/automation suppliers and/or CM’s; serve as the technical leader and driver on owned projects; be the technical resource to other engineering groups and project leaders.
• Drive failure analysis and machine issue resolution when working with tester suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Prepare and present concise Test Engineering program status updates to the Exec team on a weekly basis.

• 3+ years of work experience in camera test station design, test development, automation test and/or assembly equipment.
• B.S. or M.S./Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, Optical Science, Material Science, Semiconductor, Imaging Science, or equivalent.

• Engineering background in camera, image processing, optics, physics and/or EE with understanding of optoelectronics or optics.
• Knowledge of tester qualification requirements including calibration, correlation, capability, repeatability and reproducibility, design of experiments and failure analysis.
• Experience in working with cross‑functional teams such as hardware design, system teams, capital equipment, quality and process engineering.
• Required to understand, plan development builds and mass production with factories worldwide.
• Able to communicate effectively in a worldwide environment.

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 $141,800 and $258,600, 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…