Job Details

Senior Controls Engineer

Austin, Texas, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 21, 2025

Role Number: 200605779

We are seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to bring our teams automation and controls initiatives to the next level! In this role you will be responsible for crafting precision measurement and calibration automated processes, with an expertise focus on safety. Perform the research and development on new technologies vital to address sophisticated automation problems that have direct impact to the quality of Apple products. Design, implement and optimally scale automated and semi- automated solutions based upon sound engineering principles. Use your leadership skills for direction and training to third party machine/automation suppliers and/or CM’s; be the driver on owned projects; serve as a technical resource to other engineering groups and project leaders.

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Description

As our team's controls authority, you will:

• Develop new and or improved processes through the application of theoretical and practical engineering.

• Architect, write and debug PLC ladder logic/IPC SW with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, detailed, maintainable and reusable.

• Implement (ANSI/ RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment

• Generate aesthetically simple HMI screens for sophisticated machinery while providing sufficient feedback for fixing

• Performs assignments in several of the following manufacturing engineering functions:

• Design for Manufacturability - Provide early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure new products are mechanically manufacturable

• Product Engineering - Works all phases of a product from concept to repeat manufacturing to end of life. Provides production support engineering with respect to technically complex testing methods, procedures and failure analysis

• Build request for Quotation/Proposal (RFQ/RFPs), Coordinate multi-functional reviews of the machine requirements, design, qualification and capability and engage machine suppliers for automated equipment design reviews and proposals

• Drive failure analysis and machine issue resolution when working with machine suppliers and contract manufacturers

• Run equipment experiments to bound the capability of the machine

• Responsible for data analysis reports to communicate machine capability to the multi-functional teams

• Process Engineering - Expertise with statistical tools (such as GR&R, SPC and Cp/pCk) to ensure processes/fixtures are scalable and are continuing to perform accurately once qualified.

• Failure/Data Analysis - Specifies test to be performed, compiles data and makes recommendations for product design changes and final assembly standards. This will include the use of Design of Experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis using Six Sigma principles.

• Up to 10% international travel

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or equivalent (MS desired), with 10+ plus years in an engineering role with 5 years of experience in controls systems for automation equipment used for assembly and/or inspection/measurement of components.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in the design of machine safety circuits and programming of safety PLCs (i.e. ISO 13849)

• Direct experience developing, coding and solving sophisticated embedded systems (PLC and PC-based) and HMI or user-facing application software

• Expertise in motion control: specifying, integrating and tuning systems including high-speed servos, robotics, transducers, and machine vision.

• Extensive work experience in crafting precision automation equipment.

• Experience in crafting technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment, machine qualification requirements, design of experiments and failure analysis

• Understands machine qualification including calibration, correlation, capability, repeatability and reproducibility

• Direct experience in design, integration and validation of controls (electromechanical/ mechatronic systems) in high volume automated process equipment for high precision test or metrology

• Able to communicate optimally in a worldwide environment

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