Engineering Project Specialist

Apple•Cupertino, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Come join Apple's dedicated team of Engineering Project Specialists (EPS)! Apple's Hardware Engineering Program Management Team is looking for a resourceful, energetic teammate who will help us lead key areas of Hardware Engineering projects, while gaining exposure to multiple teams and global vendors. In this role, you will work with Engineering Project Managers, other Engineering Project Specialists, Electrical Engineering, Product Design, Worldwide Product Configuration Management, Finance, Operations, Product Marketing, Contract Manufacturers, New Product Security, as well as numerous other teams to manage the risks associated with early manufacturing builds. You will also create and maintain the overall budget for each program, lead project-related communications by raising key issues and presenting options for resolution to cross-functional partners, coordinate logistics of parts for builds and prototypes, and work on multiple projects simultaneously. DESCRIPTION As a System EPS, you will be responsible for development builds, both locally and globally, which includes planning, procuring, organizing, and overseeing the distribution of material and prototypes, in partnership with numerous teams. You will maintain system delivery schedules and ensure teams receive materials and prototypes on time. You will also communicate material demand and delivery schedules to module teams to help them plan accordingly. In this role, you will actively manage the program budget, tracking expenses for each prototype build, submit purchase requisitions, maintain invoice tracking, and provide payment authorization.You and your project team will handle hardware prototype allocation planning and management, track prototype units with vendors, secure shipping partners, and internal product security teams, and partner with teams to ensure the secure destruction of excess materials and prototypes.

Requirements

BA/BS degree or 3+ years of relevant experience
Detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication
Unparalleled multi tasking abilities
Top notch critical thinking skillset
Ability to react to resets and changes in a fast-paced environment
Able to learn and work with a variety of different tools and applications required for the role
Ability to be onsite in the office as per Apple's policy

Nice To Haves

Experience with global vendors
Experience managing, organizing, and maintaining large quantities of data working with multiple different teams in a R&D environment

Responsibilities

planning, procuring, organizing, and overseeing the distribution of material and prototypes
maintain system delivery schedules and ensure teams receive materials and prototypes on time
communicate material demand and delivery schedules to module teams
manage the program budget, tracking expenses for each prototype build
submit purchase requisitions
maintain invoice tracking
provide payment authorization
handle hardware prototype allocation planning and management
track prototype units with vendors
secure shipping partners, and internal product security teams
partner with teams to ensure the secure destruction of excess materials and prototypes