Apple
Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Color
$164K–$246K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in quality engineering, supplier quality management, and manufacturing operations.
- Education
- Bachelor's in Engineering or Color Science required.
About the job
Defines product color and appearance specifications and develops quality controls, measurement methods, and supplier processes to support manufacturing at scale.
What you'll do
- Develop color and appearance specifications, inspection tools, quality plans, and measurement methods.
- Analyze manufacturing yields and supplier performance, and coordinate data-driven corrective actions and audits.
- Work with design, materials, process development, and supplier teams from initial development through mass production.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's in Engineering or Color Science required.
- 7+ years of experience in quality engineering, supplier quality management, and manufacturing operations.
- Ability to travel 15-25% internationally.
Nice to have
- Experience assessing color and texture visually, or developing quality plans or color appearance, gloss, and/or texture metrology.
- Understanding of root cause analysis, statistical process control, project management, or Color and Finishing processes.
Pay
$163,500 and $246,200 USD base salary
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