Data Collection & Exploratory Hardware Platforms EPM

Apple • San Diego, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Apple is seeking an Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to join the Imaging and Sensing technology team to drive development of data collection and exploratory hardware platforms that influence product architecture decisions. This role commands a practical understanding of the phases of hardware development and how best to apply situational program management to organize, develop, and orchestrate a program plan — from concept through delivery. We are seeking a proactive and driven new member of our team of stellar EPMs — join us!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a hardware engineering field (e.g., ME, EE, Optics/Photonics, Systems Engineering).
• Minimum 4+ years of combined engineering and program management experience.

Nice To Haves

• AR/VR
• Cameras/Sensors
• Machine Learning
• Exceptional program management skills: rigorous and proactive approach to timeline and schedule estimates, definition and management of project goals, orchestration of program plans, and tight inter-team communication and collaboration.
• Technical literacy: builds on hardware engineering background to gain deep understanding of new technology fields, jump into technical conversations, and help the engineering team drive decisions across disciplines including ME, EE, FW, optics, cameras, sensors, and systems engineering.
• Outstanding communication, information synthesis, organizational and leadership skills, both executive and cross-functional; ability to inspire team members.
• Teamwork: fostering trust, open minded, fair, creating a sense of "we," intentional relationship building.
• Ability to effectively influence partners to drive tasks forward and implement project plan.
• Growth mindset: continuous learning, growth and curiosity.
• Self-motivated to regularly seek and implement feedback.
• Ownership: takes initiative and responsibility to lead a talented engineering team through its development process and hardware build.
• Proactive positivity: Comprehends and deals well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible, positive, and calm in the face of uncertainty.
• Experience working with vendors to develop and build PCBA, mechanical housings, high-level assemblies, and complex components (e.g., coax cables, FPGAs, and various surface mount electrical components); familiarity with fabrication techniques a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manages and drives hardware system development from concept to delivery of early technology development platforms, prototypes, and complex data collection systems to enable machine learning algorithm development and user experience exploration.
• Leads a team of engineers (PD, EE, Optics, FW, Test/Cal) and other functional teams in carrying out new complex system development, vendor and CM operations, NPI in engineering and validation activities; as well as sustaining operations for these programs through their lifecycle.
• Drives system definition and closure to architecture and technical opens, resource management; develops and publishes milestones and timelines in the early stages of a project, then manages and mitigates them through project cycle.
• Works cross-functionally to ensure necessary project support and prioritization; ensures tight inter-team coordination and communication to identify and plan for dependencies.
• Coordinates design and fabrication reviews with multi-functional partners; develops, owns, and presents the end-to-end program schedule and cost estimates; identifies and highlights non-technical risks.
• Grasps complex technical topics and abstracts key issues and risks into an actionable form for executive management; effectively and consistently communicates overall program status.
• Works with CMs and internal teams at every build to ensure space and security requirements, material drive, and assembly fixture readiness; oversees test station qualification, assembly SOP readiness, and operator training; leads build readiness review.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior