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Job Highlights
| Title | Manufacturing Architect (Composites) |
| Type | Full Time |
| Experience | 8 Years |
| Function | Operations |
| Location | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
| Company | Apple |
Company Profile
Apple is a technology company that designs innovative hardware, software, and services that seamlessly integrate to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Job Profile
The company is recruiting a Manufacturing Architect (Composites) who will help build the manufacturing strategy and foundation of Apple’s iconic product enclosures/casings.
Creates and engineers the overall manufacturing process and strategy for our products.
Education Level
- BSME or equivalent with MSME or MBA desirable
Work Experience
- 8+ years of relevant industry experience (preferred)
- Experience with carbon and glass fiber composite manufacturing (desired)
- Experience with primary processes such as pre-pregging, layup, molding, forming, and forging is necessary.
- Experience with secondary operations of composites, such as CNC, stamping, deburring, blasting, and coatings (desired)
- Experience with common defects, failure analysis, and process improvements around composites, including improving flatness and dimensional accuracy.
- Experience with composites reliability testing and characterizing performance.
- Ability to run design of experiments on material, layup, die cut, and molding parameters.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Budgetary and cost estimation
- Creation of the manufacturing process from raw material to final assembly
- Determine tooling/equipment requirements
- Establish cycle time and other key cost drivers
- Evaluate lessons learned and conduct post-mortem reviews of prior programs
- Manufacturing technology roadmap
- Project ownership from initial concepts through the mass production phase
- Supplier technical assessments
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- CAD and simulation tools
- Composite materials expertise
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Manufacturing process design
- Quality and compliance knowledge
Preferred Qualifications
- Fabrication: metal forming, injection molding, materials, machining, laser processing, cleaning, and fixture design
- Surface Finishing: polishing, sanding, anodizing, painting, printing, and fixture design
- Assembly: gluing, welding, multi-part assembly, and fixture design
- Design: industrial and product design exposure/experience
- Quality: metrology, QA systems, data analysis
- Commercial: Supply chain experience, tooling, and equipment purchases
- Manufacturing: NPI, Experience in Asia, high volume, proven track record of scalable manufacturing solutions
Work Environment
- Ability to travel (25% plus) (required)
- Collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams
- Exposure to machinery and materials
- Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Office and factory floor settings
Benefits/Perks
- The company offers various benefits, compensation, and stock programs to all eligible employees.
Employer’s Statement
Apple is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply for this job please visit jobs.apple.com.