Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Beats
Apple
26 days ago
On-site
Hanoi, Hanoi, United States
At Apple, we don’t just create products—we reinvent entire industries. Our Manufacturing Design team enables the world’s best devices through innovation, precision, and a deep commitment to quality. As part of our global enclosures team, you’ll help ensure that every component meets Apple’s legendary standards.\\n\\nIn this Manufacturing Quality Engineering role based in Vietnam, you will independently own key quality deliverables and apply problem-solving skills to identify solutions to problems that may lack clear definition. \\n\\nYou’ll work closely with suppliers to develop, audit, and improve manufacturing processes for mechanical parts. By balancing execution with critical thinking, you will be a key voice for quality—identifying root causes, driving corrective actions, developing smart tools to improve efficiency, and collaborating across teams to deliver products that delight our customers.
The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will manage quality for enclosure mechanical parts including injection molding, painting, metal CNC, stamping, and forging. You will apply your developing domain expertise to improve deliverables, managing supplier quality development, issue resolution, reliability testing, and continuous improvement to ensure the highest product quality and reliability.
Independently Own Quality Deliverables: Establish and maintain comprehensive quality control plans, inspection methodologies, documentation (QMS, IQC/IPQC/OQC), and measurement system validations (MSA, GR\u0026R, FAI/CpK) from development through mass production.\\nSolve Complex Problems: Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis requires evaluation of various factors. Lead rigorous problem-solving using 8D, 5Whys, and DOE to identify root causes and implement validated corrective and preventive actions.\\nDrive Automation \u0026 AI Initiatives: Identify inefficiencies in quality processes and develop simple AI-driven tools, scripts, or automation workflows to streamline data analysis, defect recognition, and quality reporting.\\nProactive Risk Mitigation: Conduct supplier process and product audits to identify potential risks. Exercise judgment based on limited precedent to implement preventive measures, training programs, and align specifications (MSOP, cosmetic/color limit samples).\\nOversee Product Reliability \u0026 Validation: Manage Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT), monitor failure analysis, and validate key assembly processes to ensure long-term product performance. Implement Out-of-Box Audit (OBA) processes to prevent defect leakage to the FATP stage.\\nInfluence \u0026 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary quality liaison between suppliers and internal teams. Communicate complex information across teams to resolve problems, align on solutions, and build consensus using effective storytelling and persuasion.\\nDrive Impact \u0026 Autonomy: Determine courses of action based on high-level guidelines. Drive team priorities through independent contributions, operating independently with work reviewed at critical project milestones.\\nLeadership \u0026 Mentorship: Lead by example through technical skills, user-centered thinking, and raising the bar on quality. Begin to mentor others and improve team practices through informal leadership and collaboration.
Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Computer Science, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience.\\nProven experience managing quality activities such as FAI, IQC, IPQC, OQC, OBA, and quality control plans.\\nProficiency in written and verbal English, with conversational Mandarin skills. Vietnamese language skills are highly preferred.\\nBased in Vietnam with a willingness to travel regularly to supplier sites within Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and China as needed.
AI \u0026 Automation Skills: Basic programming/scripting skills (e.g., Python, SQL) with experience in developing or leveraging simple AI tools (e.g., LLM integrations, basic machine learning models for defect detection, or data automation scripts) to solve engineering problems and improve efficiency.\\nGD\u0026T \u0026 Stack-up Analysis: Exceptional knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning \u0026 Tolerancing to predict and resolve assembly issues.\\nJig and Fixture Design: Understanding of inspection jigs and automated measurement equipment design principles.\\nStatistical Analysis: Expertise in using JMP (highly preferred at Apple) or Minitab for advanced statistical analysis and data-driven decision making.\\nAdvanced Metrology: Proficiency in operating CMM, OMM, and 3D scanning.\u2028Industry Experience \u0026 Product Knowledge:Consumer Electronics: Experience in the consumer electronics industry (headphones, mobile phones, wearables, laptops) and its supply chain.\\nKey Process Knowledge: Extensive experience with plastic injection molding, coating/painting, metal stamping/CNC, surface treatments (anodization, sandblasting, PVD), and assembly.\\nCosmetic Quality: Relentless pursuit of cosmetic quality with experience in establishing cosmetic and color standards.\u2028Soft Skills \u0026 Work Approach:\\nUncompromising Integrity \u0026 Autonomy: Extremely high standards for quality; refuses to compromise on cost or schedule pressures. Assesses unusual circumstances and uses sophisticated analytical techniques to find solutions.\\nExceptional Communication: Ability to distill complex technical issues into executive-level summaries, engaging stakeholders with differing levels of context or expertise.\\nConfidentiality \u0026 Humility: Understands and respects Apple"s culture of confidentiality and maintains a humble, collaborative attitude.
The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will manage quality for enclosure mechanical parts including injection molding, painting, metal CNC, stamping, and forging. You will apply your developing domain expertise to improve deliverables, managing supplier quality development, issue resolution, reliability testing, and continuous improvement to ensure the highest product quality and reliability.
Independently Own Quality Deliverables: Establish and maintain comprehensive quality control plans, inspection methodologies, documentation (QMS, IQC/IPQC/OQC), and measurement system validations (MSA, GR\u0026R, FAI/CpK) from development through mass production.\\nSolve Complex Problems: Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis requires evaluation of various factors. Lead rigorous problem-solving using 8D, 5Whys, and DOE to identify root causes and implement validated corrective and preventive actions.\\nDrive Automation \u0026 AI Initiatives: Identify inefficiencies in quality processes and develop simple AI-driven tools, scripts, or automation workflows to streamline data analysis, defect recognition, and quality reporting.\\nProactive Risk Mitigation: Conduct supplier process and product audits to identify potential risks. Exercise judgment based on limited precedent to implement preventive measures, training programs, and align specifications (MSOP, cosmetic/color limit samples).\\nOversee Product Reliability \u0026 Validation: Manage Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT), monitor failure analysis, and validate key assembly processes to ensure long-term product performance. Implement Out-of-Box Audit (OBA) processes to prevent defect leakage to the FATP stage.\\nInfluence \u0026 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary quality liaison between suppliers and internal teams. Communicate complex information across teams to resolve problems, align on solutions, and build consensus using effective storytelling and persuasion.\\nDrive Impact \u0026 Autonomy: Determine courses of action based on high-level guidelines. Drive team priorities through independent contributions, operating independently with work reviewed at critical project milestones.\\nLeadership \u0026 Mentorship: Lead by example through technical skills, user-centered thinking, and raising the bar on quality. Begin to mentor others and improve team practices through informal leadership and collaboration.
Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Computer Science, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience.\\nProven experience managing quality activities such as FAI, IQC, IPQC, OQC, OBA, and quality control plans.\\nProficiency in written and verbal English, with conversational Mandarin skills. Vietnamese language skills are highly preferred.\\nBased in Vietnam with a willingness to travel regularly to supplier sites within Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and China as needed.
AI \u0026 Automation Skills: Basic programming/scripting skills (e.g., Python, SQL) with experience in developing or leveraging simple AI tools (e.g., LLM integrations, basic machine learning models for defect detection, or data automation scripts) to solve engineering problems and improve efficiency.\\nGD\u0026T \u0026 Stack-up Analysis: Exceptional knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning \u0026 Tolerancing to predict and resolve assembly issues.\\nJig and Fixture Design: Understanding of inspection jigs and automated measurement equipment design principles.\\nStatistical Analysis: Expertise in using JMP (highly preferred at Apple) or Minitab for advanced statistical analysis and data-driven decision making.\\nAdvanced Metrology: Proficiency in operating CMM, OMM, and 3D scanning.\u2028Industry Experience \u0026 Product Knowledge:Consumer Electronics: Experience in the consumer electronics industry (headphones, mobile phones, wearables, laptops) and its supply chain.\\nKey Process Knowledge: Extensive experience with plastic injection molding, coating/painting, metal stamping/CNC, surface treatments (anodization, sandblasting, PVD), and assembly.\\nCosmetic Quality: Relentless pursuit of cosmetic quality with experience in establishing cosmetic and color standards.\u2028Soft Skills \u0026 Work Approach:\\nUncompromising Integrity \u0026 Autonomy: Extremely high standards for quality; refuses to compromise on cost or schedule pressures. Assesses unusual circumstances and uses sophisticated analytical techniques to find solutions.\\nExceptional Communication: Ability to distill complex technical issues into executive-level summaries, engaging stakeholders with differing levels of context or expertise.\\nConfidentiality \u0026 Humility: Understands and respects Apple"s culture of confidentiality and maintains a humble, collaborative attitude.