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We are a team of Technical Program Managers who engage with supplier engineers and Apple multi-functional teams to develop and deliver core technologies that create new experiences for our customers. We act as a link between Apple Design and supplier manufacturing processes, focusing on the details that produce brilliant products through high-volume manufacturing. It is our responsibility to ensure that all technical risks associated with a product are identified and closed or mitigated to enable a successful ramp. Our team works in conjunction with the New Production Introduction (NPI) group as well as other multi-functional teams across Design, Supplier Quality, Test, and Global Supply Chain Managers to ensure top quality products and drive perfection into what we do.
In this highly visible technical lead role, we combine our knowledge of optics, electronics, and projector module manufacturing with mechanics and manufacturing process, process controls, and automation to deliver results.
Work with suppliers and internal multi-functional teams, exhibiting leadership to drive yield, efficiency, and other target production metrics; operational excellence in bringing-up scalable and sustainable mass-production process Areas of ownership include factory set-up of associated optical module manufacturing, including SMT, Assembly, and Test processes Executive-level status reports including build readiness review (BRR), new product review (NPR), etc Analyze data from factory, customer, field to develop action plans and decisions based on the data Drive lessons learned into designs and use predictive methods to anticipate and avoid issues early in the development cycle Call out key concerns and options timely for resolutions to senior management Travel internationally approximately 20-30%3+ years of technical experience in a high-tech industry, with solid understanding of manufacturing and quality engineering BS in a related Engineering discipline MS or PhD in a related Engineering discipline Experience and knowledge of statistic and data analysis tools such as Tableau, JMP, SPC, FMEA, DOE, TA, DFM, FlexSIM Meaningful experience/background in introducing products into manufacturing, and/or high volume production with Asia-based manufacturing suppliers Experience in ramping optical modules into high volume production a large plus Desire and ability for problem solving and debugging Ability to work with a wide range of people with varying degrees of experience Excellent project management skills Program / Project Management experience preferred. Strong organizational, documentation and presentation/communication skills
We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.
There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.