Engineering Program Manager, AirPods Firmware

Summary

Are you passionate about exceptional engineering? Will you help us design the next generation of Apple products? Join us in developing creative solutions to deep engineering challenges and become an integral part of our team. We champion engineering excellence, creativity and innovation. In this highly collaborative role, you will lead program management efforts and work with a variety of Apple engineering teams to build innovative technologies for world-renowned Apple products. The Apple Audio Products Engineering team is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to help drive collaboration between cross-functional engineering teams for embedded firmware development and coordination of features with OS teams and HW engineering.

Description

Apple is seeking a self-motivated and detailed-oriented experienced Engineering Program Manager who will play a central role in the delivery of Audio Products features. In this dynamic position, you will drive the end-to-end execution of software and embedded firmware development plans throughout the product development lifecycle and delivery stages. We are looking for someone who is striving for excellence and can respond quickly, energetically, and enthusiastically to changes. Strong communication skills across and between a diversity of teams and team members are critical. You will interact with a wide array of software engineering teams plus hardware engineering, EE, marketing, manufacturing, and other resources inside and outside Apple to create extraordinary products. - Develop and lead all aspects of comprehensive project plans - Identify and address conflicting motivations and priorities of multidisciplinary engineers to converge on designs, schedules, and strategies, driving cross-team consensus and directing deliverables to conclusion - Identify and drive program multi-functional dependencies between teams - Grasp complex technical topics and abstract key issues and risks into a practical form for executive management - Maintain an orientation toward teamwork and collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to think strategically and tactically and to build consensus in achieving project deliverables
Ability to break down complexity and ambiguity into simple steps with clear milestones
Experience managing embedded software development in a product development environment
Experience in shipping consumer products and leading them through the entire product life cycle
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with diverse teams and interact, influence, collaborate, and negotiate effectively at all levels of management

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
At least 4 years of project management experience
Self-starter with a strong sense of personal responsibility and a technical orientation
Excellent written and oral communication skills