SoC Silicon Debug Engineering Program Manager

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 161,000 - 283,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Discretionary bonuses or relocation

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a SoC Silicon Debug Engineering Program Manager to lead silicon bring-up and validation efforts, driving schedules and resolving technical issues for timely processor delivery.

You will coordinate across Design Verification, Validation, Technology, System, Hardware and Software groups, mentoring teams and reporting status with data-driven metrics to align with product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• BS plus 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven PM experience managing silicon programs.
• Experience in silicon validation/qualification of ASICs.
• Experience with ARM architecture preferred.
• Strong leadership and ability to influence multi-functional teams.
• Ability to drive project development with defined metrics.
• Thrives in a high-energy, schedule-driven environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical issue resolution to enable on-time silicon to meet product schedules.
• Guarantee high-quality silicon execution through robust internal processes.
• Interface and drive silicon issues across Design, Verification, Validation, Technology, System, Hardware and Software.
• Focus the silicon team on meeting near-term milestones and unblock issues with cross-functional experts.
• Attend and lead technical sessions with suppliers/design partners to track issues and escalations.
• Provide focused issue reporting, bug tracking, and risk/status communications.

Skills

SOC design

Program management

Silicon validation

ARM architecture

Leadership

Cross-functional

Crisis management

Data-driven

Education

BS

Job description

SoC Silicon Debug Engineering Program Manager

SummaryPosted: Dec 14 2023

Role Number:200525854

Do you want to use your engineering background to make a huge impact? Can you influence connect get results and communicate optimally? Come to Apple and work within a dynamic team to deliver innovative silicon technologies that enable the world’s best products for our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in groundbreaking technologies and contribute to new Apple products year after year.

Be at the center of the action on new silicon product development for Apple's groundbreaking SoC's! Apple seeks a Silicon Engineering Program Manager (EPM) within the Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) Engineering organization to join an expert program management team driving silicon program schedules and resolving technical issues that enable timely silicon delivery. You will help lead and drive programs involving silicon debug bringup and validation for pioneering technology used in next generation Apple products. Not only will you help bring our innovative processors to market but also influence future designs from lessons learned. This position will collaborate with multi-functional teams to resolve silicon issues blocking product development starting with initial silicon bringup through production release and beyond.

Key Qualifications

• Proven track record in SOC / VLSI Chip Design DRAM Product Engineering.
• Technical program management / vendor management experience.
• Experience in silicon validation or qualification of ASICs.
• Experience with ARM architecture and leading silicon projects from concept to production is considered a plus.
• Extraordinary leadership skills and ability to encourage and influence team members with an innate ability to see the bigger picture.
• Passion to own/drive project development using well-defined metrics.
• Experience working in a high-energy multi-disciplined engineering environment strong at multi-tasking and real-time crisis management.
• Thrive in multifaceted schedule-driven development environment.
• Ability to understand and extract action plans from sophisticated technical discussions and translate into succinct messaging for multi-functional and executive status reporting.
• Excellent debugging skills. Demonstrated ability to drive resolution of critical problems.

Description

In this high profile role you will be responsible for the following:

• Work on a PM team responsible for driving technical issue resolution to enable on time silicon to meet daring product schedules.
• Drive internal program process to guarantee high quality silicon execution.
• Interface and drive silicon issues across multi-functional teams: Design Verification Validation Technology System Hardware and Software.
• Focus silicon team on meeting near term work and unblocking technical issues by pulling together the right multi-functional technical expert(s) to resolve issues with data based decision-making.
• Attend and drive technical sessions with suppliers/design partners to track & follow-up issues/escalations.
• Focused issue reporting bug tracking and communication of program risks & status.

Education & Experience

BS + minimum of 10 years of relevant experience

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 $160700 and $282500 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.