The candidate will be involved in supporting various products development
through multiple phases mainly at FATP site.
FATP PQE will enjoy key decision making combined with on-site hands-on
problem solving that comes with owning the quality for some of the highest
quality and highest visibility products. This person will also be responsible for
developing and implementing quality tools and systems for cutting edge
product designs in a cosmetically demanding environment. The focus will be
primarily on incoming, process and outgoing quality.
The job responsibilities will include:
-Quality Planning:
-Apply solid understanding of quality control and manufacturing
concepts to oversee the development of specific Product Quality Plans (PQP)
appropriate to program
-Evaluate and communicate the yield and outgoing inspection quality of
new and existing processes
-Drive corrective actions cross-functionally with internal and external
team members
-Develop and implement cutting edge quality inspection tools
-Identify and direct studies to implement improvements where
appropriate
-Establish audit procedures appropriate to program and supplier to
ensure adherence to Apple quality standards
-Interface with internal and external groups to ensure that proper
definition of quality expectations and that appropriate assurance techniques
are used for the product.
-Contract Manufacturer Quality Management
-Assess CM production control and quality programs, identify shortfalls
to expectation, and directly secure agreement to correct
-Review PQP with CM and other Apple functional groups to optimize
factory quality programs
-Evaluates CM readiness and adherence to PQP at all development
and qualification stages
-Monitor quality performance through measurement of production line
statistics, company inspections, and audits. Prepare summary of performance
and communicate to appropriate management
Requirements:
-Typically requires 10+ years of experience in consumer product quality area,
strong ability on driving corrective actions and failure analysis efforts is
required.
-Knowledge of quality and reliability concepts, supplier management, and
general manufacturing operations. An area of expertise such as a specific
process, material or industry is key to show depth of knowledge base.
-Project management experience and a solid understanding of problem
solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis and
statistical process control principles preferred.