iPhone Product Design Engineering Program Manager

The people here at Apple don't just build products — we craft the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it

We invite you to join Apple's growing Engineering Program Management (EPM) group. Our team is looking for a hard-working, detail oriented, and motivated Product Design (PD) EPM to drive Apple's product development process from prototype to mass production. We value folks who take ownership and drive for product excellence while demonstrating great teamwork skills.

This role is technical and uses a Mechanical Engineering (ME) background to understand technical details & risks and project management skills to drive programs to completion.

Description
As an iPhone PD EPM you will work with a cross-functional team of skilled engineers, and use your solid ME background to recognize, assess and communicate issues and risks. Your responsibilities will include iPhone engineering build management that involves product build matrix / Bill of Materials (BOM) setup & management, tracking material status, material inventory management, collaborating with the PD engineering team to understand top technical issues, risks for the program & help drive corrective actions or experiments as needed. You'll manage competing demands including late or last minute asks during engineering builds, set priorities (in partnership with key cross-functional teams) and direct their execution. You'll also co-ordinate the product design team's factory requirements (labs, equipment, resources) to ensure they can contribute to the project's overall success. Additionally, you'll drive deliveries and issues with global suppliers, integrate their work and schedules into the overall project schedule & deliverables, communicate status and the big picture to technical & executive management.

This is an individual contributor role that will work as a part of a large program management team towards the successful development of the overall product.

Minimum Qualifications
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or related field required
Strong technical knowledge of Systems and Mechanics
4+ years of technical experience in mechanical engineering involving design and integration of components, sub-systems into a larger system / product
2+ years of project management experience in hardware development and integration of technologies into products
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience, rapidly understand new situations & adapt to changes.
Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking abilities
Flexibility to collaborate with global teams spread across multiple timezones
Ability to travel - domestic & international (up to 35%)

Preferred Qualifications
M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or related field
Work experience demonstrating collaboration with global teams with some tenure abroad
Degree or prior experience in Electrical, Mechatronics or related field that demonstrates combined experience / knowledge across mechanical, electrical and software aspects of building a product
Prior experience working with Operations to ensure smooth transition from development to mass production
Prior experience working on hardware development with Contract Manufacturers

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