Hardware Polymers Materials Engineering Manager

Here at Apple, the development and integration of revolutionary materials into our products is essential to the mechanical and electrical integrity, aesthetics, and overall feel our customers have come to expect. These materials are a critical aspect of what makes Apple products the best electronic devices in the world!

Our Materials Engineering Product Design team is dedicated to creating and optimizing these materials. We influence and enable innovative designs across all Apple product lines year after year. We work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love.

Description

As a Materials Engineering Manager within the Product Design organization, you will lead a team that develops new plastic materials and processes to meet the structural and aesthetic requirements across a wide range of part designs and in support of Apple’s ambitious design goals. This position is part of the Polymers Materials team within Materials Engineering.

The candidate will be responsible for managing engineers who identify, develop, and implement new plastics materials used across Apple hardware products. They will foster collaborative relationships with Apple suppliers in order to influence product development to meet material needs anticipated in future Apple product designs. They will collaborate with product design and industrial design groups on material selection, design feasibility and aesthetics of new plastic part designs. They will help deliver Apple’s materials environmental goals and reduce the carbon footprint of plastics.

This position will require a high level of autonomy and effective communication as well as the management of multiple projects in parallel.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Organic Chemistry and 10+ years in plastics industry Strong materials fundamentals in plastic material properties, part design and fabrication Experience managing engineering teams who are responsible for plastics development, formulation, compounding, or manufacturing Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use statistical tools and techniques Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to change altitude as needed when speaking to executives versus engineers; excels at translating direction to team

Preferred Qualifications

MS/PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Organic Chemistry Experience with plastics manufacturing processes, e.g., injection molding, 3D printing, compression molding, or other technologies High attention to detail, fastidious management of large quantities of details, solution-driven mindset to manage projects to successful completion Strong leadership skills, ability to drive cross functional teams towards product and material goals.