Manufacturing Automation & DFM Engineer – SMT / PCBA

About the role

Imagine what you could do here. 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.

What you'll do

• Lead and support DFM reviews, build readiness assessments, and manufacturing risk evaluations across NPI and sustaining programs
• Develop a deep understanding of SMT/SMA processes, factory operations, manufacturing metrics, and lean manufacturing principles
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal engineering teams to collect process data, conduct capability studies (Cp/Cpk), yield analysis, and DOE-based experiments
• Support equipment development, qualification, and ramp activities for SMT, assembly, and test automation systems
• Qualify and onboard new OEMs and vendors to strengthen supply chain capability and diversification

What you need

• 5–9 yrs of experience
• Mechanical engineering
• GD&T
• PLC
• Machining
• C#
• Root cause analysis
• B.Tech or B.E.

Good to have

• Excel
• Machine learning
• Python
• Lean manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• FMEA