Motion/Location Sensing Engineering Program Manager Job ID- 879 Job ID- 3102

MaziCTools; United States; Remote; USD 136,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation

Job summary

Apple is seeking an Motion/Location Sensing Engineering Program Manager in Cupertino to lead cross-functional teams delivering MEMS and sensor solutions for next-generation devices. You will coordinate specifications, validation, and integration across hardware and firmware, working with suppliers and system teams worldwide.

The role emphasizes engineering program management, communication with executives, and driving decisions to ensure on-time mass production and high-quality sensing systems.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping semiconductor sensing hardware.
• Background in physics, mechanical, electrical, or materials science engineering.
• Experience interfacing micro-controllers with sensors, embedded programming or signal processing.
• Experience with data collection, data analysis, and statistical tools (Matlab, Python or JMP).
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead and align multi-functional teams to deliver sensing solutions and integrate them into new platforms.
• Define the program plan/schedule and manage program execution.
• Help deliver executive communication/presentations and drive the decision-making process.
• Manage engineering development builds leading to mass production, tracking performance, yield, and failure analysis.
• Work with suppliers and system teams to identify and resolve issues.
• Communicate overall program status to cross-functional partners and the executive team.
• Identify and mitigate program risks.

Skills

Hardware development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication

International travel

Education

Engineering degree (Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Materials Science)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

JMP

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Dynamic, resourceful people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products! In this critical role, you will play a key part in defining motion sensing roadmap and landscape for next generations of Apple consumer electronics, products such as iPad, iPhone and AppleWatch providing Apple customers with the best user-experience in the industry. You will lead development and/or integration of innovative sensing technologies such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors and magnetometers working with world leading suppliers and multi-functional system teams at Apple. As the engineering program manager you will oversee and coordinate specifying, developing, characterizing, integrating and validating motion sensing systems at module and system level as well as facilitating the top level feature integration and multi-functional communications! The Motion Sensing Hardware Team features a collaborative environment with creative people which works closely with other multi-functional teams on innovative technologies. This team defines and integrates (mainly MEMS based) magnetic, piezo and capacitive sensors across a variety of Apple products. Engineering excellence, technical curiosity, innovation and thoroughness are expected and encouraged. Working without constraints to design and ship innovative products with best-in-class technologies and user experiences is the main goal of this sensing technology team at Apple. Come, join us in moving the needle and crafting solutions the world doesn't know of yet!

Description

• Lead and align multi-functional teams including electrical, mechanical, process, reliability, software and firmware engineering to deliver powerful sensing solutions and integrate them into new platforms.
• Act as a liaison between multi-functional teams and ensure tight inter-team coordination and communication
• Define the program plan/schedule and manage program execution.
• Help deliver executive communication/presentations and drive the decision-making process.
• Manage and support engineering development builds leading to mass production keeping track of engineering activities such as performance validation, yield optimization, and failure analysis coordination.
• Work with suppliers and system teams to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Manage multiple suppliers and vendors in preparation for, and execution of, engineering development builds and new sensor development.
• Support internal proof-of-concept hardware and software developments for new application investigations.
• Effectively and consistently communicate overall program status to cross-functional partners and executive team
• Identify and resolve conflicts, inter-dependencies and program issues quickly and efficiently .
• Work with the cross functional teams to identify and mitigate program risks.
• Efficiently and effectively react to unexpected changes in the program due to outside influences and/or issues that arise.
• Work with engineering management to define motion sensing roadmap
• Improve the system: look for patterns, offer best practices and implement change.

Minimum Qualifications

• Product development or engineering experience shipping semi-conductor, sensing, MEMS or other related hardware.
• Experience in physics, mechanical, electrical, or material science engineering.
• Experience with interfacing micro-controllers with analog and digital sensors, embedded programming or signal processing.
• Experience with data collection, data analysis, and statistical analysis tools (e.g. Matlab, Python or JMP).
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical background (e.g. hardware development) with knowledge of sensing technologies and/or system sensor integration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
• Ability to navigate in ambiguity and uncertainty and see around the corner.
• Self motivated and proactive with proven creative and critical thinking capabilities.
• Solid problem solving, failure analysis and debugging skills.
• Solid collaboration: the candidate must be able to fit in well with a team, understand capabilities and priorities while fostering a collaborative environment.
• Great organizational and leadership skills, and ability to inspire and align team members.

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 $136,300 and $248,700, 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.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition
• this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation

Motion/Location Sensing Engineering Program Manager Job ID- 879 Job ID- 3102