System Performance Engineering Program Manager, iPhone

Apple • Cupertino, CA

8h

About The Position

The iPhone System Performance EPM team is at the heart of building the world’s most capable and recognizable smartphones. In this highly technical and cross-functional role you will partner closely with thermal, hardware, silicon, and software teams to architect, optimize, and quantify product-level capabilities. As an iPhone System Performance EPM, you will coordinate the process that ensures our next-generation smartphones deliver the mix of power and efficiency required to unlock new capabilities and support sleek, novel designs. Your impact begins in the early stages of product definition, influencing system architecture decisions by establishing performance and thermal targets. During the engineering phase, you will partner with a diverse set of hardware, software, and silicon teams to orchestrate detailed system-level assessments. Acting as an advocate for the product, you will use data to help the team navigate difficult tradeoffs and define new performance-centric control policies. When roadblocks occur, you will lead cross-functional efforts to identify root causes and drive resolutions. Serving as the critical link between engineering and leadership, you will use your domain expertise and strong communication skills to distill complex data into clear insights which drive executive decisions and shape product strategy.

Requirements

• BS engineering degree required.
• 3-5 years of industry experience.
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate and interface with a large number of project stakeholders.
• Experience and familiarity with consumer electronics industry.
• Experience with computer architecture and thermal performance concepts.
• Exposure to software defined control policies and general software development schedules.
• Experience setting up program/project schedules and work breakdown structures in a hardware development setting.

Nice To Haves

• MS EE/ECE or related field desired.
• 5 years of highly relevant industry experience.
• Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational and leadership skills.
• Highly disciplined in workflow, process, and staying organized on priority tasks.
• Superior attention to detail with a strong commitment to rigor and excellence.
• Self motivated and proactive with creative and critical thinking capabilities.
• Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles and constant change; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the process that ensures next-generation smartphones deliver the required mix of power and efficiency.
• Influence system architecture decisions by establishing performance and thermal targets.
• Partner with hardware, software, and silicon teams to orchestrate detailed system-level assessments.
• Use data to help the team navigate difficult tradeoffs and define new performance-centric control policies.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to identify root causes and drive resolutions for roadblocks.
• Distill complex data into clear insights which drive executive decisions and shape product strategy.

What This Job Offers

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