Apple
Hardware Reliability Engineer - Mac System Reliability
$150K–$278K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field (mechanical engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, physics or related fields).
About the job
Develops and coordinates reliability testing for Mac hardware, identifies design risks, and recommends improvements from test and failure-analysis results.
What you'll do
- Identify high-risk failure modes and work with design teams to mitigate them.
- Create reliability tests based on failure physics, user behavior, and deployment environments; develop test equipment and specifications.
- Evaluate test data, support failure analysis, and recommend design improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field (mechanical engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, physics or related fields).
- 3+ years of industry experience.
- Good written and verbal English communication skills.
- Ability to create clear slides and presentations and use basic productivity apps.
Nice to have
- M.S. or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent field.
- Statistical experience such as Weibull or JMP, accelerated test models, or familiarity with failure-analysis techniques.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 (base salary)
Tools
SEM/EDX, X-Ray, Weibull, JMP, Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, Keynote
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