System Engineering Program Manager - Beats Audio

Join us in developing creative solutions to deep engineering challenges. You will become an integral part of a team that champions engineering excellence, creativity and innovation. In this highly visible role, you will lead cross-functional collaboration with design, marketing and engineering teams to build world-class audio products.

• Support system definition and drive closure of architecture and technical opens in the early stages of a project
• Establish and manage program feature baseline
• Identify and highlight technical risk areas and mitigation strategies in partnership with cross-functional technology teams
• Grasp complex technical topics and abstract key issues and risks in an actionable form to upper management
• Manage and maintain full-view of system level programs serving as the single point of convergence across sub-systems
• Create and maintain comprehensive program schedule including baseline, cross-functional dependencies and critical path
• Manage development budgets and related activities such as purchase orders, change requests, invoicing etc.
• Drive key decisions with high level of risk and prioritization
• Establish working cross-functional program plan
• Identify and handle program cross-functional dependencies and support resolving issues between teams
• Communicate development and feasibility needs, establishing milestones for checkpoints and status updates and drive alignment across the organization and between teams
• Lead cross-functional teams including EE, PD, Software, Firmware and Operations through program milestones and engineering validation activities
• Create comprehensive build plans and drive engineering builds with vendors and CM partners
• Deliver regular executive communication/presentations and drive decision alignment across the organization
• Identify and drive process efficiencies for new product development with cross-functional teams

• BS in Engineering or related disciplines
• 5+ years of program management experience from early concept phases through production, with exposure to hardware, software, test and infrastructure across both development and manufacturing processes
• Understanding of consumer electronics system architecture in consumer electronics product development
• Strong background in hardware technologies
• Self motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
• Flexible process perspective
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects with rapid development cycles
• History of managing new product development with cross-functional engineering teams
• Experience as primary point of contact with vendors and CM partners to establish objectives for engineering builds, daily build plans, and provide clear direction and guidance to meet the build and overall program objectives
• Excellent negotiation, influential, written and oral communication skills to help lead diverse teams and all levels of management

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance

Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. Our mission is to bring the best user experience to our customers through our innovative products and services.