Here at Apple, the development and integration of revolutionary materials into our products is essential to the mechanical and electrical integrity, aesthetics, and overall feel our customers have come to expect. These materials are a critical aspect of what makes Apple products the best electronic devices in the world! Our Materials Engineering Product Design team is dedicated to creating and optimizing these materials. We influence and enable innovative designs across all Apple product lines year after year. We work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love. We are looking for a Materials Engineer with deep knowledge of data management systems and processes. Could this be you?As a Materials Engineer within the Product Design organization, you will drive the development and maintenance of our materials specifications, which are the foundation of Apple devices. You will work in partnership with materials experts within the organization, supporting a group of Materials and Product Design Engineers in managing materials data through our database platform. Helping determine how it is used to influence and inform materials and product development decisions will be key. You will guide the successful implementation of new materials data workflows across the Product Design organization, supporting both tactical and strategic development of new features. This will include materials data management, database curation, training product engineers on use of the database, and providing data-driven analysis and insights. This role will also feature the creation of new tools and processes to facilitate data management and reporting, enabling new uses and deploying applications for data through collaboration with other Materials and Product Design colleagues. Strong materials fundamentals in process-structure-properties-performance relationships Knowledge of different materials characterization and analytical methods (i.e. SEM, EDS, XRD, Raman, mechanical tests, etc) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use statistical tools and techniques Experience using and managing an engineering database Experience working within a product development process (PDP) and knowledge of engineering milestones and phase gates for design validation and verificationArray