RF Test New Product Technology Project Manager

Apple • San Diego, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Apple's Hardware Engineering Program Management Team is looking for a resourceful Engineering New Product Technology Project Manager (NPT PM) to support the Wireless Systems & Compliance Engineering team in enabling RF compliance and performance testing for Apple's groundbreaking products. Be at the center of the action on a broad range of wireless test programs, partnering directly with RF test engineers, regulatory engineering, and lab operations to ensure that test setups, products, and materials are ready to support certification, conformance, and performance characterization milestones. RF testing at Apple is performed with a range of niche RF test equipment and setups, including conducted RF test stations, anechoic and semi-anechoic chambers, and custom crafted setups in indoor and outdoor environments. The HW Engineering environment is dynamic and ever-changing; flexibility, the ability to prioritize, and the ability to react quickly are essential. The ideal candidate is a strategic problem solver and confident organizer who can simplify complex environments, coordinate diverse teams, and manage multiple competing priorities in service of RF test execution.

In this role, you will drive the NPI build planning, material readiness, and logistics activities that directly enable RF compliance and performance testing across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and other Apple products. You will be embedded with RF test teams, working hand-in-hand with test engineers and technicians to make sure the right devices, accessories, prototypes, fixtures, instruments, and test equipment are in the right lab or chamber at the right time. You will own the allocation of products and development hardware to RF test teams, coordinate the wireless compliance approvals process for Apple accessories, and track the construction, installation, and commissioning of RF test chambers and stations. You will also manage build matrices, materials forecasting and planning, CTB (Clear to Build) analysis and reporting, budget, procurement, and configuration management activities tied to RF test programs and lab capability ramps.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in supply chain or NPI program management to include build management/planning, material clear to build, and supplier management.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering background or technical fluency that enables productive collaboration with RF, electrical, mechanical, software, and facilities engineering teams.
• Experience supporting RF, wireless, or hardware test labs, including test equipment procurement, lab build-outs, or chamber construction and commissioning.
• Familiarity with RF test equipment and/or wireless technologies such as cellular (WCDMA, LTE, 5G), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, and/or 3GPP RF test specifications.
• Cross-functional leadership experience supporting engineering test, validation, or NPI activities; formal program management experience is a plus but not required.
• Configuration management and Bill of Material (BOM) experience, including ECO processes.
• Experience working with overseas vendors and globally distributed engineering and test teams.
• Proficient in Excel or Numbers and capable of learning new software applications quickly.
• Detail oriented, ensuring accuracy of all data, status, and reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor content to the intended audience.
• Strategic critical thinking, problem-solving, and real-time crisis leadership skills; comfortable working with ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Ability to stay calm in high-pressure, time-sensitive situations.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to prioritize and multitask across multiple parallel projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive NPI build planning, material readiness, and logistics activities for RF compliance and performance testing.
• Ensure the right devices, accessories, prototypes, fixtures, instruments, and test equipment are available for RF test teams at the right time and place.
• Own the allocation of products and development hardware to RF test teams.
• Coordinate the wireless compliance approvals process for Apple accessories.
• Track the construction, installation, and commissioning of RF test chambers and stations.
• Manage build matrices, materials forecasting and planning, CTB (Clear to Build) analysis and reporting, budget, procurement, and configuration management activities tied to RF test programs and lab capability ramps.

What This Job Offers

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