Engineering Program Manager-Home
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Hardware
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
Home enables an entire ecosystem of secure and intelligent home connectivity. We are developing technologies and crafting experiences that redefine the way people harmonize with the world around them.
The Apple Home team is looking for self-driven, passionate APAC Engineering Program Manager to run the project during the NPI stage. Ideally, you are an excellent communicator in both Mandarin and English and can quickly grasp issues and drive them to resolution, able to collaborate with other departments and all levels of management within Apple and its partners. An ability to work in a quickly changing environment and to be a creative problem solver is a requirement.
Description
- Work with contract manufacturer (CM) to make build schedule according to NPI project overall schedule
- Create & maintain the build matrix to reflect the latest request from x-functional teams & DOEs arrangement in nimbus
- Material CTB review and take correction actions towards the risk items, make sure waiver list in place
- Follow up with x-functional teams for the station equipment & fixture bring up / buy-off status
- Manage build deviations both for test stations and assembly process
- Host daily build opening / closing meeting for project readiness review to provide risk assessment & opportunity
- Drive key issues for short-term & long-term actions
- Quotation review, budget / PR request and approval
- Extensive travel (~50%) within China or Vietnam
Minimum Qualifications
- BS/MS degree with relevant working experience in project management
- Experience running technical programs with cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in English oral presentation & writing
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience on consumer electronics
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to a diverse audience
- Ability to lead, take action and provide goal-oriented direction in the face of ambiguity
- Comfortable expressing a point of view and influencing change across projects, programs and processes
- Expert use of Tableau will be a plus
- Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.