Motion Sensing Engineering Program Manager
Apple
Operations
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Feb 16, 2025
Summary
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Role Number:200591227
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.
Description
In this critical role, you will play a key part in integration of motion/location sensors for next generations of Apple products including iPad, iPhone, Watch, and Vision Pro. You will lead definition and integration of state-of-the-art sensing technologies such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors, and magnetometers working with world-class engineering teams. As the engineering program manager you will lead teams and innovate from feature development to mass production. The Motion Sensing EPM features a collaborative environment and works closely with other cross-functional teams across Apple on cutting edge technologies. Engineering excellence, technical curiosity, innovation, and thoroughness are expected and encouraged. Pushing the envelope to develop innovative, high-quality products with best-in-class technology and user experience is the main goal of this team. Come, join us in moving the needle and crafting solutions the world doesn’t know of yet! CORE RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead cross-functional teams including electrical, mechanical, process, reliability, and software engineering to deliver state-of-the-art sensing solutions and integrate them into new platforms - Own executive communication and drive the decision-making process with engineering partners - Own program plan/schedule and execution to integrate motion sensors into Apple products - Prioritize objectives and direct the team to deliver on what matters - Ensure tight inter-team coordination and communication, and make sure we stay on pace while managing risks - Efficiently and proactively react to unexpected changes and issues - Manage vendor relationships and drive key engineering activities such as performance validation, yield optimization, and failure analysis coordination - Support product builds, monitoring and addressing system level yield and reliability issues - Support internal proof-of-concept hardware and software developments for new application investigations - Help develop motion sensing roadmap and technology investigations
Minimum Qualifications
- Product development or engineering experience shipping consumer electronic systems, semiconductor, or other electronic hardware
- 3 years of experience in Technical Program Management
- Master’s degree in physics or engineering field
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally if required
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- MEMS experience or familiarity
- Curiosity and action oriented mindset
- Excellent communication and planning skills
- Ability to work on strategic tasks and solve for ambiguous, open ended goals
- Solid problem-solving, failure analysis, and debugging skills
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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