iPhone System Reliability Engineer

Do you like to break things? Do you ever wonder what goes into making Apple products an amazing user experience? \\n\\nThe engineers on Apple’s innovative reliability team are responsible for ensuring that our products exceed our customer’s expectations for robustness, durability, and reliability. We are looking for dedicated contributors who enjoy working on ground-breaking products and seeking to make them better through creation and execution of comprehensive test suites, identification of potential failure modes, and collaboration with design teams to drive product improvements. This particular position is on the iPhone system reliability team. In this highly visible and fast-paced role, you will be responsible for developing \u0026 performing novel test methodologies to validate the robustness of Apple products/sub-assemblies, materials, and supplier technology. In addition, you will lead failure analysis with our outstanding technology teams to establish root cause and corrective actions to ensure our products continue to surprise and delight our customers for years to come.

In this role you’ll be working cross-functionally with product design, electrical, quality and manufacturing teams to develop and apply advanced reliability test methods, perform failure analysis, run risk assessments and contribute to data automation. Your impact will be felt across the product lifecycle—from early concept to mass production—helping us ship products that exceed user expectations for quality and reliability.

Drive reliability initiatives across cross-functional teams while championing data-driven decision making\\nSolve complex technical problems with meticulous attention to detail and systematic root cause analysis\\nCommunicate effectively with all levels from technicians to executives, our perspective matters\\nManage multiple reliability projects simultaneously while maintaining high reliability standards and fast-paced testing timelines\\nAt times, complete tests and resolve problems in an unattended manner based on your leadership; demonstrate eagerness to go into uncharted territory and be the team trailblazer\\nDeliver groundbreaking iPhone technologies with passion and a customer-first mindset

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, materials, etc.) or science with 3+ of industry experience\\nCollaborative attitude and ability to cross-functionally work effectively\\nFamiliarity with failure analysis methodology to identify root cause\\nAbility to make clear and concise slides/ presentations through Keynote, Excel, etc.\\nFamiliarity with tools such as Tableau for building dashboards\\nAbility to travel internationally without restriction\\nDemonstrate an unwavering passion for engineering products with exceptional reliability

Master’s degree or PhD in engineering (mechanical, electrical, materials, etc.) or science (new college graduate)\\nStatistical experience such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models\\nExcel at building and maintaining reliability data dashboards on Tableau that drive informed decision making\\nProficient in using Python, R or other languages to for extracting data and performing reliability analysis\\nExperience in adopting emerging AI/ML tools to streamline workflow and identify opportunities for automation\\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills for audiences ranging from technicians to senior executives\\nFamiliarity 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 failure\\nExperience in spirited collaboration between multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists to solve complex electromechanical / mechanical design challenges