Display Quality Engineer

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. 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. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of experience with in-depth technical knowledge and proven track record in one or more of the following areas: Display/Sensor technologies (TFT, LCD, AMOLED, touch sensor, OLED), electrical, optical, and/or semiconductor processes. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optoelectronics, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant engineering degree.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven ability to drive vendor in quality improvements, familiarity with quality control and monitoring systems. Capability to execute DOE, SPC, failure analysis, and yield improvement. Excellent written and verbal communication skill

Description

Apple is looking for a world-class Display/Process/Quality Engineer to lead the engineering and manufacturing activities to launch the next-generation display technologies for the displays in award-winning Apple products. The Display Quality Team is responsible for delivering the technologies with high quality products to enable the world’s best Apple display products. Each individual will serve as a focal point in process & quality improvement of new display panels from the engineering build to the product ramp.

Responsibilities

Acts as a leading engineer to drive overall quality system development, quality control tool development to deliver scalable product Review product/process design documentations and specification documentations to ensure alignment with process capability and yield target Present timely, concise reports or plan for product yield performance, specification convergence status; drive Failure Analysis (FA), Corrective Action implementation plan, and yield bridge to mass production Review supplier’s quality control flow, in-process quality control system, incoming components and outgoing product’s quality control plan. Identify shortfalls and corrective actions to ensure design and yield target compliance. Work with supplier process/quality teams to map out process development exercises, secure resources, secure FA in order to improve yield and commit to schedules in-line with program goals. Assess supplier’s production readiness to support build events and production ramp. Identify potential execution issues and provide recommendations to mitigate risk. Ensure processes and suppliers are performing as expected during production ramp, immediately addressing critical issues. Monitor supplier’s process performance, and yield loss at different process nodes periodically to prevent quality issues. Assess a technology risk considering optimum design for manufacturability. Plan validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capability. Review progress of development activities at supplier sites and serve as a point of escalation for critical process-related issues. Assign follow-up action items (as needed) to drive ongoing improvements for process capability based on process specification. Analyze test and validation results to provide technical recommendations for manufacturing. International Travel Required (up to 25%)