Materials Engineer, Failure Analysis Labs

Job Summary

Summary Posted: Jul 01, 2025 Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number: 200611313 Do you have a passion for understanding the inner workings of products, components, and materials? Do you have a keen focus on problem solving and assessing failures in the spirit of building better products? Come join a company that creates the kind of wonder thats revolutionized entire industries. Our team is comprised of hardworking scientists and engineering professionals who are passionate about their work and its impact to the customer and our products. We work in a highly collaborative and multi-functional environment, managing investigations across different product lines while delivering on aggressive timelines. As a Materials Engineer, you will take responsibility for cross-disciplinary product and material investigations involving internal and external partners. You will design and implement experiments and ensure that they are planned, well-executed and on-time. This is a great opportunity to be a technical leader. Lets do our best work together!

Description

Description You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and reliability partners to analyze failures in materials, components, and systems using advanced analytical techniques and tools. Your expertise in materials science, mechanical, electrical, and polymer mechanics will be essential in identifying root causes and driving corrective actions to enable key product features, performance, and reliability. - Conduct failure analysis on materials, modules, and systems to investigate root cause - Work multi-functionally with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to implement corrective actions.Apply advanced equipment and techniques to provide key material-level insights for new product development (SEM, FIB, TEM, CT, FTIR, etc.) - Document findings, compile reports, and present summaries to technical and non-technical stakeholders - Monitor project progress and performance, ensuring alignment with goals and adjusting as necessary - Develop strong links to the team of internal lab engineers, partner teams in other company functions and key external vendors - Apply best-in-class project management methodologies on all projects - Implement an effective communication strategy to ensure that all project partners are kept fully informed on project progress - Ensure that projects are well scoped, use appropriate resources and apply well-costed solutions - Provide succinct and accurate updates - Flexibility to coordinate with global teams across multiple time zones

Additional Information

Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apples discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apples Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Youll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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EEO Notice

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