Engineering Program Manager, Acoustics

Apple•Cupertino, CA

About The Position

At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are seeking an enthusiastic team member to join our growing team. Will you help us design and build the next generation of Apple products? The Apple Acoustics Engineering Project Manager (EPM) team is looking for an EPM to drive the research, design, development, and integration of new, best-in-class audio hardware, technologies, and features into world-renowned Apple products including AirPods, iPad, iPhone, and MacBook. In this critical, highly collaborative, and visible role the EPM will oversee internal efforts of the Acoustics Hardware, Algorithms, User Interface (UI), and Validation teams. The EPM will also lead cross-functional coordination with a wide array of external partners within hardware and software engineering and beyond. DESCRIPTION The Acoustics EPM defines and drives the build and development plans for audio HW and SW and serves as the primary interface to Apple Acoustics during HW and SW development. EPMs are responsible for managing and communicating project definition, development landmarks and schedules, and project status in the development of new acoustic modules. EPMs are fearless organizers who are ready to work with the highly skilled Acoustic, Hardware, Software, and Mechanical Design teams to identify and resolve potential pitfalls to the schedule and risks to the quality of the product. Success is defined in terms of the quality and timeliness of the pre-production builds and the start of mass production, advocating for the best overall acoustic performance throughout the organization, prioritizing issues and tracking details, driving a talented, passionate, experienced multi-functional team and external suppliers, delivering acoustic modules on schedule, and facilitating risk management and communicating status and issues to the development team and Apple executives. The candidate should be savvy enough to understand the roles and responsibilities of the key partners and identify partners to efficiently drive key decisions and remain in touch with big picture issues.

Requirements

BS Engineering degree in ME/Physics/EE required
2-4 years project management experience
A strong technical background in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, acoustics, and/or software development

Nice To Haves

Excellent listening, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Strong cross functional coordination and project management skills
Experience in consumer hardware and software
Experience with speakers, microphones, receivers, audio DSP, audio algorithms, machine learning, and/or consumer/device software is a bonus
An interest in audio
MS degree ME/Physics/EE preferred
2+ years project management experience
Self motivated and proactive with creative and critical thinking capabilities.
Ability to travel internationally to support builds.

Responsibilities

Drive the research, design, development, and integration of new audio hardware, technologies, and features.
Oversee internal efforts of the Acoustics Hardware, Algorithms, User Interface (UI), and Validation teams.
Lead cross-functional coordination with external partners within hardware and software engineering.
Define and drive build and development plans for audio HW and SW.
Serve as the primary interface to Apple Acoustics during HW and SW development.
Manage and communicate project definition, development landmarks and schedules, and project status.
Identify and resolve potential pitfalls to the schedule and risks to the quality of the product.
Advocate for the best overall acoustic performance throughout the organization.
Prioritize issues and track details.
Drive a multi-functional team and external suppliers.
Deliver acoustic modules on schedule.
Facilitate risk management and communicate status and issues to the development team and Apple executives.
Understand the roles and responsibilities of key partners and identify partners to efficiently drive key decisions.
Remain in touch with big picture issues.