Soft Goods Engineering PM — Cross-Functional Hardware

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Education expense reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an enthusiastic Engineering Project Manager (EPM) to lead cross-functional efforts in SoftGoods product development in Cupertino.

You will drive mechanical design programs, build schedules, mitigate risks, and ensure timely issue resolution with Product Design, ID, Operations and Reliability teams. You will lead meetings, track progress for senior management, and coordinate with manufacturing suppliers and OEM partners.

Qualifications

• BS ME or equivalent
• Project management experience related to developing computer accessories or related consumer products
• Experience working closely with product design and cross functional teams to drive closure of technical issues and communicate risk
• Experience creating schedules, managing program finances, and tracking budget
• Experience fostering relationships with manufacturing suppliers and coordinating development builds
• Analytical, professionally assertive with excellent attention to detail
• Strong verbal & written communication and executive level presentation skills
• Curiously minded with interest in new ideas

Responsibilities

• Drive day-to-day activities to meet program objectives related to mechanical design, development, and validation
• Build and maintain project schedules, assess and mitigate risk, and drive timely issue resolution
• Lead team meetings, document action items, drive follow-up, and report development/status to senior management
• Coordinate with Product Design, Industrial Design, Operations, Reliability and other cross-functional teams
• Work with manufacturing suppliers and OEM partners; travel up to 20% internationally to support manufacturing builds

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Attention to detail

Executive-level communication

Verbal & written communication

Analytical mindset

Curiosity about new ideas

Education

BS ME or equivalent

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an enthusiastic Engineering Project Manager (EPM) to lead cross-functional efforts in SoftGoods product development in Cupertino.

You will drive mechanical design programs, build schedules, mitigate risks, and ensure timely issue resolution with Product Design, ID, Operations and Reliability teams. You will lead meetings, track progress for senior management, and coordinate with manufacturing suppliers and OEM partners.