Touch ID Engineering Program Manager
Cupertino, California, United States
Hardware
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, highly visible role, you will manage projects involving the design, integration and launch of cutting-edge sensing technologies for world-renowned Apple products including iPad, iPhone, and MacBook. You will play a key part in providing Apple customers with the best user-experience in the industry by driving the development and deployment of next-generation TouchID sensing technologies. The Hardware Technology team features a collaborative environment with creative, smart people and cutting edge technologies. Engineering excellence is expected and encouraged. Come, join us in crafting solutions the world doesn’t know of yet!
Key Qualifications
- Strong engineering background with preference towards those with systems engineering experience.
- Knowledge of Touch and/or Sensor technologies considered a plus.
- Great leadership skills and ability to inspire team members.
- Ability to quickly understand and communicate tradeoffs between engineering design, manufacturability, schedule and cost.
- Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles; remaining flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.
- Self motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities.
- Partnership: the candidate must be able to fit in well with new teams, understand capabilities and priorities while fostering a collaborative environment
Description
Lead cross-functional teams including Electrical, Mechanical, Process, Reliability and Firmware Engineering to deliver state-of-the-art sensing solutions.
Define the program plan/schedule and manage program execution. Deliver executive communication/presentations and drive the decision-making process.
Ensure tight inter-team coordination and communication. Manage development budgets and engineering development builds leading to mass production.
Manage multiple overseas suppliers and vendors in preparation for, and execution of, engineering development builds.
Effectively and consistently communicate overall program status 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.
Improve the system: look for patterns, offer best practices and implement change
Education & Experience
BS + 3 years of relevant experience