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Hardware Engineering Program Manager (EPM) - Vision Products Group

San Jose, CAOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • hardware engineering
  • consumer electronics
  • system-level development
  • hardware product schedules
  • engineering builds
  • vendors
  • CM partners
  • electrical engineering
  • mechanical engineering

Nice to have

  • program management
  • project management
  • camera systems
  • display technologies
  • optics technologies
  • wearable consumer electronics

Role summary

Apple's Vision Products Team is seeking a Hardware Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to lead hardware product development and guide cross-functional engineering teams. This role involves owning and tracking engineering development schedules, coordinating hardware subsystem designs, and managing vendor and CM partner relationships. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering, with at least 3 years of relevant hardware engineering experience in consumer electronics. Experience with system-level development tradeoffs, complex hardware product schedules, and managing vendor builds is crucial. Preferred qualifications include program/project management experience and familiarity with camera systems, display/optics technologies, or wearable electronics.

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. The Vision Products Team (VPG) is looking for a high-energy EPM to lead the hardware product development and guide cross-functional engineering teams to meet design and schedule goals.

Description


What will you do in this role? As a Hardware EPM, you will own and track engineering development schedules, working closely alongside teams of electrical and mechanical engineers to coordinate the release the designs for hardware subsystems.

Minimum Qualifications


Bachelors degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering 3+ yrs of relevant hardware engineering experience in consumer electronics Demonstrated ability to work through system-level development tradeoffs Proven track record of managing complex hardware product schedules and engineering builds down to the small details Proactive and highly self-motivated; good critical thinking capabilities and strong attention to detail Ability to operate well in an environment with rapid development cycles and constant change Experience as primary point of contact with vendors and CM partners to establish a daily build plan, provide clear direction and guidance to meet the program and build objectives Willingness to travel internationally to support development builds

Preferred Qualifications


Program / Project management experience Experience with camera systems, display and optics technologies, and/or wearable consumer electronics Experience driving a highly diverse set of cross-functional team members and perspectives and yielding the best possible product solution Experience as primary point of contact with vendors and CM partners to establish a daily build plan, provide clear direction and guidance to meet the program and build objectives

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