PCBA Design For Manufacturing Manager

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China10+ years

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

As the PCBA DFM Manager, you will lead a talented engineering group responsible for ensuring our cutting-edge designs translate into manufacturable, high-quality, and cost-effective products. You will be involved early in the product development cycle, orchestrating comprehensive DFM reviews and provide actionable design feedback to cross-functional engineering teams. You will also be responsible for developing robust manufacturing process and stations during NPI to ensure smooth ramp and stable in sustaining production.

Engineering Leadership: Directing factory engineering build readiness, coordinating resource allocation, and providing critical on-site support during key development and ramp phases.
Design Validation: Partnering with internal and external stakeholders to design, validate, and deploy complex DFM solutions that meet Apple's stringent quality standards.
Risk Management: Proactively identifying, tracking, and mitigating mass production risks during the development stages to ensure a seamless transition to high-volume manufacturing.
Innovation & Strategy: Championing the evolution of our CM partners toward SMART manufacturing operations, heavily focusing on advanced automation, data analytics, and digital transformation.
Partner Management: Working closely with global cross-functional teams to actively monitor, manage, and elevate the performance of our contract manufacturers and suppliers.

BS in Engineering, Materials Science, Semiconductor Packaging, or a related technical field.
10+ years of hands-on experience in SMT or semiconductor or system in packaging industries.
Including 5+ years in management role, actively engaging with cross functional teams. With a proven track record of building, mentoring, and inspiring high-performing engineering teams.
Fluent communication with verbal, writing and presentation in English.
Self-starter mindset, attention to detail.

MS or PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, Semiconductor Packaging, or a related technical field.
Consistent history of successfully delivering large-scale, complex technical projects from concept to high-volume manufacturing.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across global, cross-functional teams.
Strong strategic capability to drive contract manufacturing (CM) performance and evaluate supplier capabilities.
Experienced with or lead development and deployment of automations and digital transformation in mass productions.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

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