NAND Q&R Engineer

Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Imagine what you could create at Apple. Here, groundbreaking ideas evolve rapidly into products, services, and experiences that transform industries. Bring your technical mastery, analytical mindset, and creative energy—there’s no limit to what you can accomplish. At Apple, you’ll collaborate with forward-thinking engineers who pair innovation with precision, combining deep coding expertise, advanced reliability data analysis, and cutting-edge technology to redefine what’s possible. Our shared mission: to deliver meaningful innovation and leave the world better than we found it!

Description

As an Apple NAND Q&R Engineer, you will shape the future of Apple’s mass storage architecture by leveraging your coding, data analytics, and Q&R engineering expertise. You’ll integrate statistical insight with hardware quality and reliability data to optimize flash memory technologies and influence how Apple devices achieve industry-leading performance and reliability. Working across EPM, product engineering, test, and supplier teams, you’ll help translate complex data into actionable reliability improvements and next-generation product solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
Experience in NAND development, characterization, or process engineering.
Experience with statistical data analysis and large dataset interpretation.
Experience in NAND qual testing, failure analysis and/or debugging.

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD in a technical discipline with 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Programming background in Python, MATLAB, or equivalent languages for data processing and system analysis.
Proficiency in automating data analysis workflows and developing data pipelines for Q&R evaluation.
Experience correlating NAND device parameters with product-level Q&R through coding and analytics tools.
Familiarity with multiple lithography and process technologies from concept through qualification.
Deep understanding of NAND system architecture for embedded or SSD designs and competitor benchmarking.
Exceptional analytical judgment, technical communication, and problem-solving skills.

About this role

Summary

Optimize NAND flash memory technology through data analytics and reliability engineering at Apple.

Job title

NAND Q&R Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

On-site in Cupertino, no remote work

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Electrical EngineeringComputer Engineeringstatistical data analysisNAND qual testingfailure analysisPythonMATLAB

Preferred skills

MS or PhDautomating data workflowscoding for analyticsNAND architecturebenchmarking

Specializations

NAND developmentdata analysisreliabilityhardwarestorage
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City