“With the iPhone 6 bending controversy heating up and Apple PR masterfully debunking the non-issue earlier today, it should come as no surprise that Apple does a lot of durability testing on its new devices before shipping,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac. “However, the team responsible for that testing– Apple’s Product Design Structural Analysis team for iPhone and iPod– needs some help.”
“Specifically, Apple is looking for experts in failure analysis, metallography or fractography to work on its Product Design Structural analysis team,” Kahn reports. “The job requires material testing and determining ‘the strength of raw materials and components’ while working with the product design team.”
“In other words, these are the people that are supposed to make sure your iPhone 6 Plus doesn’t bend (during normal use) in your pocket,” Kahn reports. “As for what that durability testing includes, Apple notes the team performs 4-point bend tests, tensile testing, and other industry standard analysis [emphasis ours].”
Read more, and see Apple’s job posting, in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Once Apple achieves reliable, cost-effective mass production processes, the Liquidmetal iPhone will be uncopiable.
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