
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Cupertino, CAFull-time$149–202K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Apple seeks an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to design automated and semi-automated equipment for final system product manufacturing in Cupertino and other U.S. locations. The role focuses on machine vision, machine design, production inspection, troubleshooting, optimization, and yield improvement. It also involves Python programming, 3D CAD modeling, machine qualification, and root cause analysis, with 20% international travel.
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Full job description
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200691578-0836
Summary
Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.
Description
APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Design automated/semi-automated equipment for final system product manufacturing. Use principles of machine vision to develop automated equipment for quality inspection or measurement. Drive and lead machine design. Analysis of failure, machine optimization, and yield improvements. Carry out Python programming. Perform 3D CAD modeling and machine design. Perform GR&R & ARR to qualify new machines. Perform root cause analysis to uncover the cause of machine failures. International Travel Required 20%. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $149,277 - $201,600/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Minimum Qualifications
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Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic/Robotics Engineering, or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
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Experience and/or education must include:
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Designing and developing automated equipment and fixtures to meet product requirements in a high-volume manufacturing environment
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Performing machine troubleshooting and validation to improve automated equipment efficiency and yield
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Specifying vision machine hardware, cameras, lenses, and lighting to enable automated optical inspection in a production environment
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Using Python for data analysis, task automation, computer vision
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Applying machine learning and computer programming to vision-related tasks and troubleshooting production issues
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Applying PFMEA, DOEs, and statistical analysis to analyze data from production environments to drive improvements
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Direct experience leading cross-functional engineering teams in the design of assembly equipment to influence product design
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Using CAD to design 3D parts for use in a production setting
Preferred Qualifications
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Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,690 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$149–202K/yr
- California median$120–175K/yr964 salary ranges
- US median$96–143K/yr3,206 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $175K, is 19% above the California median midpoint ($148K) — in the top quarter of Manufacturing Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,122 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs in California and 5,690 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Manufacturing Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,481 postings).
- Education
- 3,139 of the 5,690 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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