System Product Design Engineering Program Manager Lead/Manager
Job Summary
Job Description
Apple is seeking a Lead PD EPM + People Manager to oversee the mechanical assembly of revolutionary spatial computers like Apple Vision Pro throughout the entire program lifecycle, from architecture to mass production. This hands-on role involves frequent collaboration with diverse teams including Product Design, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, and more. You will drive program development, manage schedules, track risks, and present status updates to leadership. Responsibilities include influencing direction, prioritizing tasks, handling critical issues, and developing scalable system processes for design convergence and release. The role also involves defining build and validation goals, measuring team success, and fostering leadership and mentorship within the Product Design and EPM teams. As a people manager, you will empower direct reports' growth and cultivate a strong team culture.
Must have:
- BS in Mechanical/Systems/Electrical Engineering
- 8+ years in program management and engineering
- 2+ years managing a team of 4+
- Experience leading full product development life cycles
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to anticipate and resolve roadblocks
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented
- Experience with manufacturers (DFM, FAI/CPK, QC)
Good to have:
- MS degree
- Experience with Product Design, Industrial Design, Operations
- 4+ years managing teams of 6+
- Wide knowledge of product development processes
- Experience shipping multiple full life-cycle programs
Perks:
- Discretionary employee stock programs
- Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
- Discounted Apple stock purchase
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Reimbursement for educational expenses
- Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
- Relocation assistance
7 skills required
Job Details
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us!
Our Lead PD EPM + People Manager role is a hands-on programmatic role where the team will be responsible for delivering the mechanical assembly through the entire program life-cycle—from architecture definition and early design to mass production. It includes frequent multi-disciplinary collaboration with teams like Product Design, Industrial Design, Materials, Manufacturing, SoC, Display, Camera, Antenna, Battery, and more. You will drive the program through the entire development process, creating and maintaining streamlined schedules, driving PD and cross-functional progress, managing manufacturing/assembly upstream and at the CM through China trips, and presenting multiple levels of status updates to org leaders and executives. As a program lead, you will influence direction and vision laterally and upward by leading prioritization, tracking risks, and handling critical issues for multiple mechanical design swim lanes. You will also develop, implement, and execute scalable system processes to converge and release designs, define build and validation goals, and drive the team to do likewise. You will measure success by the team’s success while exhibiting ownership, leadership, and mentorship within the Product Design and EPM teams. Additionally as a people manager, you will empower the growth and development of your directs and cultivate a strong, success-oriented team culture.
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or Systems Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- 8+ years of combined experience in program management and mechanical/electrical engineering delivering products comprised of many materials
- 2+ years of experience managing a team of at least 4 direct reports
- Experience leading full life-cycle product development in highly dynamic and ambiguous work environments, supporting the mechanical assembly and integration of multiple technologies
- Excellent communication, teamwork, cross-functional engagement, and strong presentation skills
- Ability to anticipate functional direction and roadblocks, prioritize parallel closure paths, effectively distill and communicate relevant data to the appropriate functional and leadership teams
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
- Experience engaging with manufacturers on DFM, FAI/CPK, QC, and production timelines
- MS degree is preferred
- Experience working with Product Design, Industrial Design, Operations, and System Architecture
- 4+ years of managing a team of 6 or more direct reports developing complex, interrelated systems
- Wide knowledge of product development processes including detailed understanding of manufacturing processes and tooling timelines
- Shipped multiple full life-cycle programs with demonstrated experience in early architecture, development build NPI execution, and operational mass-production
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
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