Hardware Reliability Engineer Mac System Reliability

Apple is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join our Mac Hardware Reliability team! nIn this role youll collaborate with diverse hardware teams to ensure our products are not only durable and reliable but also built to exceed expectations. From early concepts to field returns youll lead cross-functional teams design innovative reliability tests and drive continuous product improvements. nnAt Apple we dont just follow industry standardswe push beyond them. We value creative problem-solving dynamic thinking and the ability to quickly adapt to new technical challenges. If youre excited about tackling tough problems and shaping the future of amazing products wed love to have you on board!

As a System Reliability Engineer you will play a key role in shaping our products ensuring longevity by design. You will be responsible for characterizing product usage patterns translating them into controlled lab tests and coordinating timely design validation efforts. With these results you will collaborate through design iterations ensuring our products meet high standards for customer bring exceptional problem-solving skills and technical expertiseincluding:nA deep understanding of material and device properties (mechanical electrical optical thermal) and the underlying physicsnProficiency in statistical data analysis and clear reporting providing design risk assessments and guiding product improvementsnStrong theoretical knowledge in physical failure analysis techniques such as SEM/EDX/X-Ray and other characterization techniques nProven ability to develop new reliability test procedures create detailed test plans and analyze results to assess design risksnn

Identifying high-risk failure modes early in the design process and working closely with design engineering teams to mitigate new reliability tests based on the physics of failure and anticipated user behavior and deployment environment ensuring our systems meet the highest and deliver critical test equipment and specifications and collaborate with vendors to meet testing failure analysis efforts offering design recommendations based on your evaluation of test data to drive continuous product improvements.n

Bachelors Degree in technical field ( mechanical engineering materials engineering electrical engineering physics or related fields) with 3 years of industry experiencenGood written and verbal English communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate through email WebEx and phonenAbility to make clear and concise slides and presentations through keynote excel attention to detail and curiosity of how technologies worknAble to use basic productivity apps such as email web browser calendar WebEx/Zoom spreadsheet keynote/ppt etc.n

M.S. or PhD in Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or an equivalent fieldnStatistical experience such as Weibull JMP or familiarity with accelerated test modelsnFamiliar with Failure Analysis techniques (Optical Microscopy X-ray/CT Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy etc.) and the ability to use failure analysis methodology to derive a root cause of failurenCollaborative attitude and ability to cross-functionally work effectivelynAbility to travel internationally without restriction (up to 10%)