Chennai, IndiaMid Level
verified May 23, 2026posted 4 months ago
Job description
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, creative ideas have a way of becoming wonderful 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! · Participate on a team tasked with developing and implementing processes that create cosmetic and protective finishes for Apple’s world class enclosure designs.
· Investigate new materials and manufacturing methods used to coat a variety of surfaces across multiple product lines.
· Engage coating and equipment suppliers to lead investigations and identify improvements in manufacturing process and material selection.
· Lead cosmetic and functional characterization activities to define specifications with Product Design team.
· Lead development of coating control plans and work instructions at supplier locations.
· Provide structured problem solving support, organize and prioritize investigations, and drive implementation; analyze failure root cause and implement closed-loop corrective actions to ensure timely closure of quality issues.
· Understand reliability testing requirements and drive production to meet specifications.
· Understand relationship between thin film stack design, material, coating processes and product performance. Leverage this understanding to troubleshoot production problems.
· Conduct yield gap studies and develop/implement plans to close.
· Optimize equipment and fixtures to drive process capability.
· Work with cross functional team (MD, PD and ID) to develop measurement technologies feasibility and viability to mitigate commercial and ramp risk.
· Proactively support identification / selection / qualification of new coatings and ink suppliers globally to enhance supply and technical capability of our supply chain.
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! · Participate on a team tasked with developing and implementing processes that create cosmetic and protective finishes for Apple’s world class enclosure designs.
· Investigate new materials and manufacturing methods used to coat a variety of surfaces across multiple product lines.
· Engage coating and equipment suppliers to lead investigations and identify improvements in manufacturing process and material selection.
· Lead cosmetic and functional characterization activities to define specifications with Product Design team.
· Lead development of coating control plans and work instructions at supplier locations.
· Provide structured problem solving support, organize and prioritize investigations, and drive implementation; analyze failure root cause and implement closed-loop corrective actions to ensure timely closure of quality issues.
· Understand reliability testing requirements and drive production to meet specifications.
· Understand relationship between thin film stack design, material, coating processes and product performance. Leverage this understanding to troubleshoot production problems.
· Conduct yield gap studies and develop/implement plans to close.
· Optimize equipment and fixtures to drive process capability.
· Work with cross functional team (MD, PD and ID) to develop measurement technologies feasibility and viability to mitigate commercial and ramp risk.
· Proactively support identification / selection / qualification of new coatings and ink suppliers globally to enhance supply and technical capability of our supply chain.