PCBA DFM Engineer

Summary

Posted:May 05, 2025

Weekly Hours:40

Role Number:200600495

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Apple products are as alluring on the inside as they are on the outside. Inside every one of our products, are some of the world’s most challenging consumer PCBA and Flex designs. Imagine yourself as a select member of the team that brings these assemblies from concept to high volume manufacturing.

Description

Verification of Quick Turn PCBA Vendor Technical Capabilities Develop and Maintain PCBA DFM Procedures and Checklists Development of Array Drawings for Product PCBAs Ensure Proper Management of PCBA Prototype, EVT, and DVT Assembly and Test at Manufacturing Subcontractor Develop and Maintain PCBA Process Parameters and Procedures as Guidelines for Apple Subcontractors Ensure Proper Use of Approved Materials for PCBA Prototype, EVT, and DVT Assembly and Test at Manufacturing Subcontractor Develop and Maintain PCBA Assembly Workmanship Standards Support Component Engineering by Ensuring Component Specification Content meets PCBA DFM Requirements Support ECAD Librarians by Ensuring Development of ECAD Library Parts which meet PCBA DFM Requirements Ensure Proper Management of PCBA PVT Assembly and Test at Manufacturing Subcontractor Develop and Maintain Data Requirements for PCBA PVT Assembly at Apple Subcontractors Verification of Volume PCB Vendor Technical and Quality Capabilities Ensure Maintenance of Approved Manufacturing Processes at PCBA Manufacturing Subcontractor Ensure the Continued Use of Approved Materials at PCBA Manufacturing subcontractor Ensure Maintenance of Specified Quality Levels at PCBA Manufacturing Subcontractor Support Ongoing Apple Service/Quality Issues as Resource for PCBA Manufacturing Issues Develop or manage the development of necessary tooling and/or automation equipment Develop and Maintain Cable assembly processes using hot bar equipment

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years experience with the properties and process used in microelectronics fabrication and PCBA assembly.
• BS in engineering disciplines (mechanical, industrial, chemical, electrical or materials science) is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer or Technologist with an extremely high level of creativity and curiosity about materials science and electronics packaging at all levels.
• Ability to work with a cross-functional team to define requirements and suitable metrics for the performance of new products and process.
• Demonstrated ability to self-manage and deliver results in a pure development role.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently, i.e. >25%.