Job Description

Locations

• Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Salary

Skills Required

• Mechanical Engineering experienceintermediate
• cross functional collaborationintermediate
• assess product features for manufacturabilityintermediate
• recommend capable processes and equipmentintermediate
• develop new manufacturing processesintermediate
• conducting DOEsintermediate
• validate process capabilityintermediate
• identify capable suppliersintermediate
• assess secondary processes for capacity, quality and costintermediate
• define and refine mechanical tooling, fixturesintermediate
• establish capability / readinessintermediate
• audit supplier processesintermediate
• support product phase buildsintermediate
• post production quality / cost improvementintermediate
• Engineering skillsintermediate
• Factory Management skillsintermediate
• Supply Chain skillsintermediate
• developing and implementing high efficiency inspection equipmentintermediate
• implementing groundbreaking quality systemsintermediate
• lead the creation of inspection & measurement equipmentintermediate
• understanding of quality controlintermediate
• understanding of manufacturing conceptsintermediate
• lead the development of Product Quality Plans (PQP)intermediate
• provide technical direction and mentorshipintermediate
• identify and direct studies for improvements in measuring methodintermediate
• coordinate Quality Engineering functionsintermediate
• collaborate with internal and external groupsintermediate
• ensure accurate definition of quality expectationsintermediate
• appropriate assurance techniquesintermediate
• Supplier Quality Managementintermediate
• assisting in supplier selection processintermediate
• assess supplier production control and quality programsintermediate
• identify shortfalls to expectationsintermediate
• secure agreement to correctintermediate
• measurement of production line statisticsintermediate
• company inspectionsintermediate
• auditsintermediate
• supervise supplier’s performanceintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Masters Degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, or Industrial Engineering or related field from premier engineering school with 1-2 years of relevant industry experience (experience, 2 years)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment (experience)
• Experience developing quality plans, validating test methods and gauges, and driving corrective actions/failure analysis efforts (experience)
• Knowledge of quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations (experience)
• Project management experience and a deep understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and statistical process control principles preferred (experience)
• Experience with any of the following: mechanical enclosures, casings, plastic parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or automotive high volume quality manufacturing engineering (experience)
• Understanding of GD&T Geometric Design & Tolerance, as well as statistics (experience)
• Understanding of mechanical properties of materials as they relate to manufacturing requirements (experience)
• Understanding of DOE principles (experience)
• Willingness & ability to travel 50% domestic and overseas (experience)
• Extraordinary interpersonal skills - verbal, written and executive presentations (experience)

Responsibilities

• Areas of expertise within Manufacturing Design include:
• Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE)
• As an MDE, you will:
• - Handle selection, implementation & optimization of manufacturing processes for mechanical enclosure subassemblies for our legendary products.
• - Utilize Mechanical Engineering experience and work cross functionally with Product Design Engineering and Industrial Design
• - Assess product features for manufacturability, and recommend capable processes and equipment.
• - Develop new manufacturing processes to enable future product design and conducting DOEs to validate process capability.
• - Work with Global Supplier Managers to identify capable suppliers, assess their secondary processes for capacity, quality and cost.
• - Work with suppliers to define and refine mechanical tooling, fixtures and establish capability / readiness.
• - Audit supplier processes and assembly processes and support product phase builds from EVT, DVT PVT and ramp.
• - Assist post production quality / cost improvement activity related to fixtures and processes.
• Manufacturing quality engineer (MQE) :
• As an MQE, you will:
• - Utilize Engineering, Factory Management & Supply Chain skills in developing and implementing high efficiency inspection equipment, groundbreaking quality systems and ultimately the best products available.
• - Help lead the creation of state of the art inspection & measurement equipment for Apple product.
• - Apply your understanding of quality control and manufacturing concepts to lead the development of specific Product Quality Plans (PQP) appropriate to program and commodity.
• - Provide technical direction and mentorship to other Quality Engineers supporting the implementation of the PQP.
• - Identify and direct studies to implement improvements in measuring method where appropriate.
• - Coordinate Quality Engineering functions for multiple programs in the product category.
• - Collaborate with internal and external groups to ensure accurate definition of quality expectations and appropriate assurance techniques are used for the product.
• - Support Supplier Quality Management through assisting in supplier selection process for new products and sourcing activities. You will also assess supplier production control and quality programs, identify shortfalls to expectations, and directly secure agreement to correct. Through measurement of production line statistics, company inspections, and audits you will supervise each supplier’s performance.

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