Subject Matter Expert (SME)-Coating

You will focus on ensuring new product designs are manufacturable, high-quality, and cost-effective. The key responsibilities include: - Early engagement with PD about new project development, materials choosing and risk assessment. - Painting fixture design DFM approval, buy off vendor’s process. Yield rate improvement to meet ramp target. Optimizing the capacity and reduce the material usage. - Co-work with x-function team to fix the decoration’s reliability issue. Lead the coating DOEs. - Drive the diversity coating technology development to meet customize ID requirement and reliability spec. - FA skills to figure out the failure mechanism. - Oversea coating line transfer’s buy off. Minimum Qualifications Academical background in Chemistry Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant fields. Good verbal communication and e-mail / report written skills in English Minimum 5 years experience in the Plastic / Metal coating process engineering Able to frequently travel out to on site handle the suppliers both in China domestic and overseas. Preferred Qualifications Water borne paint application experience. Supplier management experience in paint manufacturing or related industry. Knowledges of decoration material, processes design for manufacturing and Chemical composition analysis. Experience in managing sophisticated development programs with overseas vendors (Asia). Strong collaboration ability with multiple teams like Product Design, ID, Procurement, PM, Quality and Tooling etc. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.