Apple
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, iPad
$134K–$246K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Jul 21, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering field; Master's degree considered a plus.
About the job
Designs and scales precision assembly, inspection, and automation processes and equipment for iPad manufacturing, supporting machine qualification, production readiness, and issue resolution.
What you'll do
- Develop and scale automated or semi-automated manufacturing processes; guide suppliers and contract manufacturers on owned projects.
- Define equipment requirements and coordinate design reviews, qualification, acceptance testing, and manufacturing bring-up.
- Analyze machine capability, run experiments, resolve failures, and report results to cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of work experience in precision assembly, inspection, and automation equipment.
- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field.
- Ability to travel 30-40%.
- Proven track record of cost reduction, project management, and engineering design.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of machine qualification, design of experiments, failure analysis, tolerance analysis, and GD&T principles.
- Experience with NX, SolidWorks CAD, ProE, laser welding, robotics, pneumatics, motion controllers, PLC and PC-based control systems, JMP, Minitab, or Six Sigma.
Pay
USD $133,500 to $246,200 base salary
Tools
NX, SolidWorks CAD, ProE, JMP, Minitab, Six Sigma, PLC, SCARA
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