You will apply your mechanical manufacturing background in the following areas: PROCESS DEVELOPMENT:- Planning, proposing, and leading experiments to produce timely and accurate analyses used to drive design, development, and supply chain decisions- Apply DOE’s, process and design FMEA and other Industry-standard tools to proactively identify and address risks and optimize process parameters - Assessing the suitability of a fabrication technology for a given part design. Planning validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capability. Analyzing results of validation exercises and provide technical recommendations- Acts as lead engineer to drive process development and capability assessment activities, reviewing part design documentation to ensure alignment with process capability- Establish validation procedures to determine acceptance of tooling into development builds as well as mass production. SUPPLIER EXECUTION:- Review supplier equipment and fixture design, process flow, equipment selection, DFM, and DOE proposals. Identify shortfalls and corrective actions to ensure design compliance- Assess supplier readiness to support build events and production ramp. Identify potential execution issues and provide recommendations to mitigate risk- Evaluate prospective suppliers regarding production capability & quality management- Lead suppliers by providing technical direction to establish and validate (using statistical tools) process capability to Apple standards in meeting innovative product designs as well as test and quality requirements- Establish Quality programs and Manufacturing Process Control Plans for early detection of issues, and to ensure the highest level of Quality and Reliability is consistently delivered