Apple-posted 2 months ago
Cupertino, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

Apple's Industrial Design team is looking for a CMF Engineering Program Manager to work with the internal color team on delivering world-class colors, materials, and finishes for all Apple products. The right candidate will have outstanding organizational skills and be able to see multiple projects through from design exploration to engineering development all the way to manufacturing, while working with multiple groups internal and external to Apple. Color EPMs are responsible for tracking, managing and driving multiple color palettes for multiple products, all with different lead times and release dates. They must juggle multiple project schedules in order to ensure the deadlines for color design decisions and engineering builds are met. A huge part of the job entails ownership of hundreds of physical samples and documents that are crucial for the product development cycle.

  • Quickly pivot and switch gears during iterative design process and inevitable design changes
  • Understand product timelines on the design and engineering side
  • Hold running weekly designer reviews and meetings with engineers and delicately move things forward when needed
  • Ingest and prioritize a great deal of information then translate it to multiple audiences (manufacturing, engineers, designers) oftentimes in different formats
  • Technically fluent enough to distill information and ask the right questions / troubleshoot with engineers
  • Maintain ownership of color targets, master standards, and build units
  • Work across multiple groups: vendors, product teams, research teams, manufacturing
  • Outstanding organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects from design to manufacturing
  • Technical fluency to communicate effectively with engineers
  • Experience in managing color palettes and product timelines
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