The Materials Reliability Engineer will be part of Apple's Materials Reliability Group, focusing on assessing material-level reliability risks for new product designs. This role involves collaboration with materials engineering and process teams to conduct failure analysis and implement design and process improvements. The team is dedicated to enhancing customer experiences through the development and characterization of innovative materials. Candidates should be passionate about understanding material failures and advocating for reliability improvements.

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Physics, or Materials Science with 3+ years of industry experience.
• Understanding of how material properties, processing, and structure impact product performance.
• Experience working in or collaborating with a lab environment focused on root cause analysis of material failures.
• Experience using statistical data analysis and the ability to communicate results clearly.
• Ability to identify failure root causes and potential corrective actions using multiple data sources.
• M.S. or PhD in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• Familiarity with failure characterization techniques such as Optical Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy.

• Assess material-level reliability risks of new product designs.
• Collaborate with materials engineering and process teams to perform failure analysis.
• Drive test development to characterize failure risk.
• Advocate for material reliability improvements.
• Utilize failure analysis methodology to derive failure root causes.
• Develop new tests and methodologies for replicating and validating complex failure modes.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.