Materials Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE)

Sunnyvale Until 9/21/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

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Description

In this highly visible role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on Apple Products and leave a footprint for years to come. Our quality engineering team enables the mass creation of impossible products as a partner in the development of Apple's renowned designs.

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of experience in manufacturing and Quality Control
BS/MS in Material Science or Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing systems engineering, Chemical engineering or similar)
Travel internationally to supplier sites - 30%

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing process quality plans, supplier quality audits, and driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts.
Working knowledge of material science, metallurgy, mechanical quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and general manufacturing operations.
Experience with the development and evaluation of measurement systems
Project management experience and a solid understanding of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and statistical analytical tools
Experience in a metals manufacturing environment
Experience with any of the following:
Analytical tools such as SEM, EDX, Metallographic Preparation, FTIR, GC/Mass Spec
General materials test suite such as tensile, bend, corrosion, fatigue, crack propagation, etc.
International experience, particularly in Asia is a plus

About this role

Summary

Lead quality assurance and process improvement in manufacturing of Apple products.

Job title

Materials Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE)

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Must be located in Sunnyvale, CA, with some international travel allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

material sciencemetallurgyquality controlmeasurement systemsproblem solving

Preferred skills

SEMEDXmetallographic preparationFTIRGC/Mass Spectests: tensile, corrosion, fatigueproject managementroot cause analysis

Specializations

material sciencemetallurgyquality controlmanufacturingmeasurement systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

On-site City