Job 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. 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 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.

Requirements

Must-haves

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

Nice-to-haves

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Platform: apple
Effort: medium