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Apple Subject Matter Expert SME - Automation United States, West Virginia 306725217
05.09.2025
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You’ll drive automation activities (including machine vision and robotics) for enclosure and module manufacturing processes as part of Manufacturing Design’s Automation SME team. Work with integrators, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and internal customers to develop sophisticated automation capabilities and implement them in the supply chain to exacting standards on aggressive project timelines. Drive design reviews, execute proof of concept, maintain and resolve issues lists, implement data logging and traceability requirements, review control logic and programming, and define qualification requirements for FAT/SAT. Work with engineering teams to identify automation needs and opportunities, provide design for automation feedback, conceptualize required automation, assess associated design/schedule risk, provide new technology capability analysis, negotiate deliverables, and create proof of concept where necessary. Work with operations teams and contract manufacturers to evaluate automation implementation risk, create technical requirements/RFP package, assess capabilities of automation integrators, provide DFM feedback, support integrator down-select activities, and estimate automation costs and capabilities. Provide onsite technical support at FAT/SAT, development builds, production builds, and production ramp as needed to ensure equipment capability, availability, and productivity. Coordinate above activities with overseas counterparts to push process capability, ensure completion of work, and identify/mitigate risk ahead of schedule. Present detailed analysis to key decision makers to enable commercial and design decisions.
- 5+ years of experience working on automation and robotics applications for mass production applications.
- Machine design expertise.
- Experience designing, deploying, qualifying, supporting, and project managing automated manufacturing process lines that incorporate machine vision (including cameras, lighting, and programming), motion control (including actuators, motors, pneumatics) and sensors, with expertise in most of those component groups.
- BS/MS in engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, automation, mechatronics, robotics, or equivalent).
- Ability to reconcile DFM feedback with design goals, anticipate risk and identify mitigation opportunities, drive root cause/corrective action and process optimization activities to closure efficiently with proper design of experiment (DOE) practices and detailed data analysis using statistical methods such as process capability, correlation, GR&R, etc. and software such as JMP, Matlab, etc.
- Fluent spoken and written English skills with an ability to articulate complex, technical concepts and issues in a clear and concise manner to audiences of mixed backgrounds.
- Ability to work independently on a variety of demanding, concurrent projects that often require creative solutions and intellectual curiosity.
- Positive attitude with a detailed-oriented, hands-on approach, and a desire to drive innovation and create world-class products.
- Expertise working on vision-guided assembly, precision dispense, and laserwelding applications in a mass production environment.
- Expertise with one or more major brand six-axis industrial robots (Fanuc, ABB, etc.) and PLCs/IPCs (Mitsubishi, Beckhoff, Siemens, etc.) along with associated programming languages. Expertise with motion control components, machine vision components, and sensors.
- Extensive experience using CAD to review and design mechanical components and complex assemblies, and create proper engineering part drawings using GD&T practices.
- Experience working overseas with international supply chains and contract manufacturers. Fluency in Mandarin Chinese is a plus.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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