Engineering Project Specialist – SoftGoods Apple Watch Bands

Apple • Cupertino, CA

1d

About The Position

Our SoftGoods Project Management team is made up of Engineering Project Managers
(EPM) and Project Specialists (EPS) within the Hardware Engineering
organization. You will be part of a passionate group of people who enjoy what
they do and the products they create. Why SoftGoods? We work with textiles,
silicone and soft polymers. Our mission is to use these incredible materials to
enable new product categories and to enhance Apple’s existing product lines.
Bringing Apple engineering and precision to products made of soft materials is
an exciting challenge and requires a creative and open-minded approach. We have
a talented team of people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We all work
together to develop the best SoftGoods products in the world.

DESCRIPTION

As an EPS in this role, you will be primarily focused on SoftGoods Watch Band
programs related to Apple Watch. Your primary focuses will be structuring Bill
of Materials (BOMs), reviewing PD drawings, creating and maintaining build
matrices, communicating with suppliers, and creating/processing Engineering
Change Orders (ECOs). You will also contribute to allocation management,
maintaining Apple Security product requirements, and overseeing shipment
logistics.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or 3+ years of industry experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a large cross-functional team
• Experience managing, organizing and maintaining large quantities of data
• Critical thinking with detailed accuracy
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Ability to react to re-sets and changes in a time sensitive environment
• Combination of organizational and detail-oriented skills when working on multiple projects
• Monitor material requirements to support builds
• Ability to influence, effectively communicate and drive deadlines with vendors (either CM or part vendors)
• Proficient in MS Excel, Agile and SAP
• Understand configuration management
• Understanding of complex Bill of Materials (preferably for hardware products)

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with overseas vendors preferred

Responsibilities

• Structuring Bill of Materials (BOMs)
• Reviewing PD drawings
• Creating and maintaining build matrices
• Communicating with suppliers
• Creating/processing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
• Contributing to allocation management
• Maintaining Apple Security product requirements
• Overseeing shipment logistics

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees