
PMIC Engineering Program Manager
Required skills
- SOC/VLSI Chip Design
- ASIC Chip Design
- Power Management Chip design
- Technology process development
- Silicon definition
- technical issue resolution
- cross-functional teams
- Verification
- Validation
- System Hardware
Nice to have
- state-of-the-art silicon
- demanding product schedules
- core technology design team
- near-term milestones
Role summary
Apple is seeking a Silicon Program Manager to drive the development of custom Power Management ICs (PMICs) from architecture through mass production. This individual contributor role requires owning the full silicon lifecycle, coordinating cross-functional teams (design, systems, engineering, operations), and resolving complex technical challenges. The role involves leading technical discussions on power management architectures, evaluating design tradeoffs, and diving deep into technical issues to influence solutions. The ideal candidate will have a BS in a technical discipline and over 10 years of relevant experience in SOC/VLSI, ASIC, or power management chip design.
Description
In this individual contributor role, you'll own full silicon lifecycles for custom Power Management ICs. You'll coordinate cross-functional teams spanning silicon design, systems architecture, product engineering, and operations to deliver on aggressive schedules while resolving complex technical challenges. You'll lead technical discussions on power management architectures, evaluate design tradeoffs (efficiency, area, performance), and dive deep into technical challenges to influence the solutions across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
BS Degree in technical discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience . Proven experience in SOC/VLSI Chip Design, ASIC Chip Design, Power Management Chip design or Technology process development.
Preferred Qualifications
Work on a program management team responsible for driving technical issue resolution to deliver state-of-the-art silicon against demanding product schedules. Drive internal program processes to ensure high-quality silicon definition and design execution for battery and power management silicon. Support high-level execution as part of a dynamic core technology design team. Drive silicon issues to resolution while interfacing with multi-functional teams—Design, Verification, Validation, Technology, System Hardware, and Core Software. Ensure design teams stay focused on near-term milestones by pulling together the right cross-functional expertise to unblock technical issues through data-driven decision-making. Attend and lead technical sessions with suppliers and design partners to track and follow up on critical issues. Own focused issue reporting, bug tracking, and communication of program risks and status.
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Architect a big data ingestion system focusing entirely on reliability and backpressure management during unpredictable traffic events.
system designmedium - 2
Break down the system design for a global digital learning environment including video hosting and user progress tracking.
system designmedium - 3
How do you architect a risk system that dynamically shifts its strictness based on the merchants tolerance for fraud?
system designmedium - 4
Break down the data pipeline required to serve live ad performance statistics to a client dashboard.
system designmedium - 5
Let us build the backend for a smart parking garage. How do you manage inventory and process payments in real time?
system designmedium
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