Greater China Anodizing Color Engineer

Summary

Here at Apple, the development and integration of revolutionary materials into our products are essential to the mechanical and electrical integrity, aesthetics, and overall feel our customers have come to expect. Our Materials Engineering Product Design team is dedicated to creating and optimizing these materials, enabling innovative designs across all product lines.

Description

As an Anodizing Color Engineer, you will drive the development of new anodizing colors and dye processes to meet strict aesthetic and reliability requirements. Serving as a technical expert in Greater China, you will accelerate development cycles, partner deeply with suppliers, and help guide projects from R&D to mass production. We are looking for a hands-on, highly practical engineer with a system-level view of the anodizing process, who can make a direct impact on products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to formulate, test, and qualify new recipes for industry-leading color and durability.
• Translate visual design requirements into measurable specifications
• Drive technical discussions and execute qualification trials for new processes
• Support color realization together with broader teams
• Develop and utilize simulation and modeling tools to guide development effort
• Lead failure and root cause analysis and work closely with the broader global team to define strategic efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Surface Science, Color Science, or a related field, with relevant experience in anodizing or surface finishing of aluminum, or in colorants and color chemistry.
• Experience with color measurement (spectrophotometry, CIELAB) and with visually evaluating high-quality cosmetic parts.
• Solid color recognition skills, with the ability to accurately differentiate subtle color variations.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis, design of experiments, and root cause analysis for color and finish issues.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English, with excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across global time zones and travel (domestically in China and internationally to the US).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with color modeling or simulation, data analysis, or automated and high-throughput experimentation.
• Technical knowledge of dyes, pigments, and dye-aluminum oxide interactions, with a strong foundation in color science.
• Hands-on experience with reliability testing and characterization (e.g., UV-Vis, SEM/EDS, FTIR, ICP).
• Highly independent, detail-oriented, and solution-driven, with the ability to manage multiple projects and vendor relationships concurrently.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design and analysis workflows.