The Core Technologies Advanced Manufacturing Engineer leads the development, qualification, and scaling of automated equipment and processes for Apple's optical components. This role involves innovating precision assembly and measurement processes, driving continuous improvement in equipment yield, efficiency, and speed. Responsibilities include design-for-manufacturing, process development, and assembly tolerance analysis. The engineer will also be involved in providing direction and mentorship to third-party machine/automation suppliers and contract manufacturers (CMs), conducting cross-functional reviews, creating RFQs, and managing equipment bring-up, qualification, and acceptance testing. Furthermore, the engineer will be responsible for data analysis reports and utilizing statistical tools to ensure processes/fixtures are scalable and performing properly.