Custom Silicon Management Engineering Program Manager (Sensors)

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking experienced design engineering professionals to lead silicon development and ensure quality across hardware products. This role involves driving technical issue resolution, managing vendor relationships, and fostering collaboration among diverse teams. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, with a solid background in analog and mixed-signal design. Join this dynamic team to influence the next generation of groundbreaking products and contribute to an innovative engineering environment that values continuous improvement and strategic thinking.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Educational reimbursement

Discounted products

Free services

Discretionary bonuses

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in relevant engineering roles.
• Strong background in analog, digital, and mixed-signal design.

Responsibilities

• Drive silicon issues to closure with multi-functional teams.
• Focus on issue reporting, bug tracking, and communication.

Skills

Leadership

Program Management

Communication Skills

Technical Issue Resolution

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

ASIC Design Flow

SoC Design Flow

MEMS Design Flow

Mixed Signal Design

Job description

Summary: Apple is looking for design engineering professionals with strong leadership, managerial courage, and communication abilities to ensure that our 3rd-party developed analog/mixed-signal and sensors Custom Silicon designs meet the technical, quality and schedule requirements for all of our hardware products. In this position, you will represent Apple in front of our custom silicon vendors all over the world! Custom Silicon Management Engineering Program Managers are responsible for the full Silicon development cycle from initial concept, vendor selection, implementation, validation, and qualification through ramp for mass production. Deep technical knowledge and effective program/project management skills are applied to drive silicon program schedules and resolve technical issues that enable timely silicon delivery to Apple products. Additionally, forging strategic relationships with internal and external leadership is needed to influence prioritization, lead issue resolution, communicate status/issues/next steps and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Are you ready to join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products?

Description

You will work as part of the Engineering Program Management team responsible for driving technical issue resolution to deliver timely silicon to meet daring product schedules and driving internal processes to guarantee high-quality Silicon definition and timely execution. In addition, you will also:

1. Drive silicon issues to closure demonstrating and leading multi-functional teams internally and externally in areas such as Design, Modeling, Embedded Firmware, Verification, Validation, Process Technology, Packaging, Quality, Failure Analysis, System Hardware and Core Software.
2. Focus design teams on meeting commitments, achievements and unblocking technical issues by pulling together the right multi-functional technical specialists to resolve issues using data-driven decisions.
3. Drive technical sessions with suppliers to supervise and follow up on issues/partner concerns.
4. Highly focused on issue reporting, bug tracking, and communication of program risks and status.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS + 10 years of relevant experience.
• ASIC, SoC, MEMS, or Sensor Design Flow experience.
• Engineering experience with analog, digital, and/or mixed Signal design flow.
• Ability to travel internationally, willing to travel frequently to vendor sites, as needed — approximately 10% of the time.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• MS + 5 years of technical Program or Project Management experience.
• Experience on MEMS, Touch, ALS, Optical sensing Design Flow.
• Experience with vendor relationships, influencing external decision making and prioritization.
• Passion for driving continuous improvements in flows, communication and organization.
• Understanding of hardware and software integration challenges.
• Experience working in a dynamic fast-paced & cross-functional engineering environment and real-time crisis leadership skills.
• Strong desire to own/drive project development using well defined metrics & methodologies.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills.

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $165,500 and $293,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  
  Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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