Component Quality Engineer
Apple
Quality Assurance
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 172,100-258,600 / year + Equity
Posted on May 21, 2026
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 is seeking a Component and MLB Quality Engineer with a strong background in electrical design, component quality and failure analysis. This role will require collaboration on quality initiatives across multiple different organizations within Apple so a broad experience across consumer circuit design with a focus on manufacturing quality is highly desired.
Join our highly driven Component Quality Engineering team. We lead the component quality from end-to-end during the life of various Apple products. As part of the team, you will partner closely with multidisciplinary teams and global suppliers to enable product success. This role requires a strong background in component architecture, design, test, fab/manufacturing, quality and reliability with additional knowledge in IC packaging, system level test and failure analysis. The primary focus for this role is on IC components ranging from ASICs to passives & discrete. This role will require collaboration on quality initiatives across multiple different organizations within Apple so a broad experience across consumer circuit design with a focus on manufacturing quality is highly desired.
- Partner with Suppliers to build high volume capability, focusing on manufacturing process improvements and yield optimization.
- Leading Root Cause & Corrective Actions on electronic components during development builds and production ramp across all Apple products.
- Vendor (Fab process, Wafer level test, Final test, and Packaging) facility auditing
- Drive and track closure on any component level issues that impact overall product readiness or DPPM fluctuations
- Provide quality team approval risk for MP releases and ensure team drives quality requirements for any post-ramp qualification
- Manage program-related communication including highlighting key risks to executive management and clearly explaining resolution path
- Component failure analysis with System and Product Design, Component and Electrical Engineering, Test and Reliability teams
- Work with cross-functional teams (design, product design, GSM) to drive Design for Manufacturability.
- Commitment and ability to work under high pressure, with proficiency in summarizing technical data for an executive audience to drive high impact decisions
- 7+ years of industry experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing Operations and/or Quality Engineering.
- Solid understanding of components used in both digital and analog design, statistical methods, component and circuit failure analysis and process capability.
- Strong experience with product reliability and/or qualification background.
- BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Materials Science
- Knowledge of the properties and processes used in both microelectronics fabrication and PCBA assembly
- Ability to craft and deliver presentations tailored to executive audiences
- Exceptional ability to build relationships; clear, consistent communication; data-driven and results- oriented; enthusiastic and motivated
- Expectation to travel 30%. Experience working with off-shore electronic manufacturing sites to perform process and quality audits