Ergonomics Product Design Engineering Program Manager, Vision Products Group

Apple; San Jose (CA); In loco; USD 176.000 - 312.000; Tempo pieno

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Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Medical & dental coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Descrizione del lavoro

Apple is seeking an Ergonomics Product Design Engineering Program Manager for the Vision Pro group. You will partner across design, human factors, applied research, core tech and quality teams to define specifications, run user studies, and drive cross-functional reviews with peers and executives.

You will manage end-to-end programs, oversee prototype development and budgets, and present findings to leadership while guiding teams through complex, dynamic environments in a cutting-edge hardware

Competenze

• 6+ years delivering products requiring multi-material integration and user studies.
• Full lifecycle program development in dynamic, ambiguous environments.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Mansioni

• Partner with design, human factors, and research teams to define specs and study plans.
• Translate user-study data into hardware prototypes and demonstrations.
• Oversee prototype manufacturing and budgeting.
• Maintain knowledge management and documentation.
• Present findings to cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Develop and maintain development schedules; provide executive updates.

Conoscenze

Program management

Human/systems engineering

User study design

Descrizione del lavoro

Ergonomics Product Design Engineering Program Manager, Vision Products Group

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.

Description

As an Ergonomics PD EPM, you will partner with the product design, design human factors, applied research center, core technology, and product quality teams to define product specifications, define and execute user studies, create validation plans, and drive cross functional reviews with peers and executive teams

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the development of research questions and studies around perceptual comfort, fit, safety and user experience
• Working cross-functionally with product design and industrial design team members to translate user-study data into transformative hardware prototypes and demonstrations, evaluating multiple inputs, converging on the plan and building consensus
• Driving the manufacturing and assembly of early prototypes, managing budget and authorizing payment
• Developing and maintaining knowledge management system to capture user-study data and findings
• Creating and documenting hardware system specifications based on top level features
• Mapping end-to-end feature specifications to test and validation requirements
• Presenting your findings to cross-functional partners and stakeholders
• Creating and maintaining streamlined development schedules by redirecting pitfalls and developing an improved course of action
• Offering multiple levels of status updates across a wide spectrum of individual contributors to executive management
• Driving cross-functional teams to execute complex projects in dynamic and ambiguous work environments

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of combined experience in program management and human/systems engineering delivering products comprised of multiple materials, complex integration, user study development and execution with a consistent track record leading and shipping multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Experience leading full life-cycle, end-to-end program development in highly dynamic and ambiguous work environments, with a keen eye for user experience and impact
• Wide knowledge of product development processes including familiarity of manufacturing, rapid-prototyping and assembly processes
• Ability to anticipate functional direction and roadblocks, prioritize parallel closure paths, and effectively distill and communicate relevant HW/SW design trade-offs to the appropriate functional teams, including leadership
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and cross-functional engagement skills are critical
• Excellent problem solving and creative thinking

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing projects that require in-person user-study sessions and complex data analysis
• Prior experience with design of human studies for engineering evaluation is highly desirable

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 $175,500 and $311,700, 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

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Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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