Hardware Engineering Program Manager (m/f/d)

Apple; München; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Hardware Program Management organization seeks a Program Manager to lead PMIC silicon validation hardware programs from initial board design through factory builds and field deployment.

This individual contributor role sits on a senior PM team delivering power management silicon on schedule, embedded in Apple's chip development process to drive validation hardware programs from first bring-up to production release.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering or a related engineering degree.
• 3 years experience in hardware design and/or project management.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development hardware requirements from multi-functional teams.
• Track project schedule for all development phases to ensure hardware development schedules are met.
• Run development hardware builds and manage build matrix for hardware configurations.
• Manage factory teams to meet build objectives and coordinate material delivery.
• Support development hardware needs for product and IC design teams.
• Engage with operations to drive material delivery for builds.
• Drive resolution of technical issues between multi-functional teams.
• Convert data into clear stories for communication across levels.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and facilitate conflict resolution.
• Report program risks and status with focused issue reporting.
• Demonstrate technical understanding of system design and silicon validation planning.

Skills

English fluency

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Job description

Summary

Apple's Hardware Program Management organization is looking for a Program Manager to lead PMIC silicon validation hardware programs end-to-end - from initial board design through factory builds, field deployment, and ongoing support for our validation engineers. This is an individual contributor role on a high-caliber Senior Program Management team whose mission is to deliver power management silicon on schedule. You will be embedded in the heartbeat of Apple's chip development process, driving the validation hardware programs that enable our advanced PMICs to go from first bring-up to production release. In this role, you will coordinate all aspects of hardware development, including requirements definition, design, implementation, and resolving complex technical issues. To be successful, you will need a strong technical background in board design, HW/SW integration, and ideally, project management experience in system board design or FPGA development. A proven track record in a dynamic engineering environment, along with exceptional multitasking and real-time crisis management skills, are essential for this position.

Description

• Coordinate development hardware requirements from multi-functional teams
• Track project schedule for all development phases to ensure HW development schedules are met
• Run development hardware builds, craft and manage build matrix for hardware configurations,
• manage the factory teams to meet build objectives. Drive allocation requests and distribution of hardware with those multi-functional teams
• Support development hardware needs for product and IC design teams
• Engage with operations team to drive material delivery for builds
• Drive resolution of technical issues between multi-functional teams
• Convert large amounts of data into a clear story to communicate to organizations at all levels
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies and facilitate conflict resolution
• Focused issue reporting and communication of program risks and status
• Technical understanding of system design and silicon validation planning

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineer or related engineering degree
• 3 years experience in hardware design and/or project management
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in project or program management, preferably within a hardware, semiconductor, silicon validation, or systems engineering environment.
• Foundational understanding of hardware development and the board design lifecycle, from concept and specification through schematic review, fabrication, bring-up, and production.
• Ability to manage complex, multi-functional programs with aggressive schedules and high-stakes technical dependencies.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, able to drive alignment across engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving instincts; comfortable digging into technical details to understand blockers and drive resolution.
• Experience supporting silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation environments is highly desirable.

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Role Number: 200679831-1731