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CPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, CA, Austin, TX$144.6k - $263.8kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Engineering Program Manager focused on pre-silicon CPU development for Apple’s CPU IP across multiple programs, partnering with architecture, design, verification, physical design, DFT, debug, SoC, software, and system teams to drive full program lifecycle from spec through tapeout and post-silicon support.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the development of CPU IP across several programs.
  • Developing and negotiating project schedules and deliverables.
  • Driving regular project meetings to focus the team on upcoming landmarks and to identify and resolve technical issues, pulling in the relevant experts and multi-functional stakeholders when necessary.
  • Identifying risks and dependencies, generating mitigation plans and ensuring appropriate steps are taken to resolve.
  • Communicating program status and blocking issues to multi-functional teams and different levels of management, as appropriate.

Qualifications

  • BS + 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Proven Silicon development experience in Design, Verification, Implementation, Physical Design, DFT or silicon validation.
  • Proven CPU development experience.
  • Established technical leadership and/or project management experience.
  • Strong communication and executive presentation skills.
  • Strong time and task leadership skills with consistent attention to detail.
  • Strong organization skills to organize self and the team’s execution.
  • Technical depth in one or more areas (architecture, logic, verification, physical design) and sufficient knowledge of others to understand tradeoffs and challenge the team.
  • Can work together across multiple sites and multi-functionally throughout the entire organization.
  • Able to build trust and lead through influence.

Skills

Required:Program managementCross-functional leadershipTechnical depth (architecture/logic/verification/physical design)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • education reimbursement including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments (possible)
  • relocation (possible)
  • Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation
  • discretionary employee stock units (RSUs)
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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