Vision Pro Systems Engineering Program Lead

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a System Engineering Program Manager for Apple Vision Pro.

You will define and drive hardware-focused programs, coordinating system engineering, electrical, mechanical, algorithm and software teams to deliver optimized products. Responsibilities include shaping requirements and validation plans, guiding trade-offs, and driving resolutions to architectural gaps with clear customer impact, while traveling internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in EE/CE/CS/ME or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years hardware engineering experience in consumer electronics.
• 5+ years of cross-functional project management across architecture, integration, and validation.
• Strong understanding of consumer electronics system architectures.
• Ability to make product-level trade-off decisions with clear customer impact.
• Experience planning and executing development in advanced consumer electronics products.
• Proactive, self-motivated with attention to detail and ability to adapt to rapid changes.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional development of requirements and validation plans at product, system and module levels.
• Identify critical questions and organize teams to find efficient answers.
• Explain how technical decisions affect customer experience and communicate impacts clearly.
• Resolve architectural and integration gaps to feed into subsequent engineering builds.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

System architectures

Trade-off decisions

Development planning

Proactive mindset

Education

BS/MS EE/CE/CS/ME or equivalent

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a System Engineering Program Manager for Apple Vision Pro.

You will define and drive hardware-focused programs, coordinating system engineering, electrical, mechanical, algorithm and software teams to deliver optimized products. Responsibilities include shaping requirements and validation plans, guiding trade-offs, and driving resolutions to architectural gaps with clear customer impact, while traveling internationally as needed.