A Flex DFM Engineer possesses a deep knowledge of the processes and materials used to create flexible printed circuits.
-You will provide maintenance of Apple's general specification and design guidelines for flexible printed circuits and design rule roadmap.
-You will analyze defects in flexible printed circuits and maintain leadership of improvement activities.
-You will have ownership of collaborative development projects with flexible printed circuit vendors, including:
-Qualification of vendor manufacturing sites and lines.
-Review of vendor design feedback coupled with analysis of vendor capability and implementation of appropriate design improvements.
Minimum Qualifications
A proven understanding of the link between flex design rules, industry capability and the specific processes required to meet various capability levels.
An engineer with at least7 - 10 years of applicable experience.
BS Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Science Engineering.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with antenna related flexes is a plus.
Demonstrated knowledge of cause and effect relationship between manufacturing practices and defect modes in flexible printed circuits and assemblies.
Familiarity with surface mount assembly of flexible circuits including standard methodologies for material and tooling selection as well as component footprint design rules.
Firsthand experience with backend processes and tooling design for flexible printed circuit assemblies including punching, bending, and attach of stiffeners and adhesives.
Established capability in statistical methods of data analysis including SPC and DOE.
Knowledge of industry specifications for flexible printed circuits and assemblies.
Experience with Allegro, Valor, NX8 and JMP as well as Mac OSX and UNIX is desirable.
Strong communication skills with the talent to articulate technical detail to others with varying levels of technical expertise.
An outgoing personality with the ability to work constructively with others through differences of opinion.
A willingness to participate in communication with overseas team members at irregular hours and travel overseas as necessary ~30%.