Senior Manager Director - Manufacturing Automation - Apple - California

Job description
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.

Key Qualifications

Experience leading the design, deployment and support of Factory Automation Systems delivering factory hardware automation solutions, including robots in the solutions.
A working understanding of high volume manufacturing systems is a must.
Experience in consumer electronic products SMT, Assembly, Test, or Packaging operations.
Must have worked at senior levels in both strategic and implementation capacities.
Must have direct functional understanding of various aspects of the automation and robotics field, with prior work experience in the creating of machine design, integration or support.
Must be capable of forging relationships across groups and have the ability to negotiate and distill requirements down to their architectural elements.

Description

In this highly visible role, the Senior Manager/Director, Manufacturing Automation will be responsible for crafting the strategy and implementation of high precision Factory / Mfg Automation processes in a high volume environment for Apple Products.

You will enjoy key decision making in conjunction with hands-on problem solving and analysis on-site. You will help deliver automation solutions, drive development and implementation of high precision Factory / Mfg Automation processes in a high volume environment working on cutting edge apple products.

Essential Job Functions:

- Evaluate existing factory processes and identify opportunities for savings and improvement through the use of automation technology.

- Work with internal and external stakeholders to assess and define requirements for automation of high volume consumer electronics SMT, Assembly, Test, and Packaging operations.

- Work with internal and external partners on the design and deployment of complex factory automation systems. Manage detailed requirements definition, review and approve system designs and oversee implementation.

- Work with production teams and vendors to scale and maintain factory automation systems across multiple factories.

- Partner with Product Design to identify applications for newly emerging automation technologies on upcoming products, at the same time driving DFA requirements and guidelines back into product design.

Education

MS/BS in Mechanical Engineering

Additional Requirements

-Typically requires 15+ years of experience supporting new product launches and new processes within manufacturing operations. Must be experienced at identifying opportunities for savings and improvement through the use of line optimization and automation.

- Must have intimate knowledge of the automation industry.

- Engineering management experience is required.

- Travel: Domestic or International travel: 30-40%.

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