Description

Description

In your role as a NAND Product Engineer, you will help define Apple's mass storage solutions for our current line of world-class products as well as have direct technical impact on what our future product capabilities will be. This is an extraordinary opportunity to showcase your skills in flash memory process and in device, test, and system engineering. In this role, you will use your career success and technical depth to handle external suppliers and drive items to closure across large, multi-functional teams. At Apple, we hire champions for quality and best-in-class product solutions.

Responsibilities

• Communicate vendor/supplier NAND roadmap to internal technical and management teams
• Drive vendor NAND die roadmap to meet Apple's requirements (quality, performance, reliability, schedule)
• Drive NAND flash technology roadmap, and manage component vendors to meet spec and schedule requirements
• Support internal engineering teams in failure analysis and defining corrective actions
• Perform large volume data statistical analysis, identify anomalies, commonality studies
• Present the risk assessment and status to cross functional teams and leaderships

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree
• Expertise in NAND development, specifically with product engineering, design, and/or process integration aspects of the technology
• Experience with NAND failure analysis, testing and/or debug efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in a technical subject area and 10+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to do hands-on measurements of NAND array and connect single-cycle transistor properties, to full product operation
• Experience across multiple-lithos spanning basic device definition through final qualification
• Understanding of key NAND system specifications, with respect to embedded NAND and SSD solutions
• Experience in competitor analysis of NAND die and solutions
• Experience with NAND flash engineering, flash memory technology and processing
• 3-D NAND development experience
• Organizational and problem-solving skills

Pay & Benefits

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 $172,100 and $305,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .