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iPhone Product Design Engineering Program Manager (PD EPM)

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

About the role

Engineering Project Manager within the Product Design organization responsible for managing the development and implementation process for an iPhone Product Design team, coordinating cross-functional partners and external vendors across mechanical engineering design, development planning, and validation cycles for iPhones.

Responsibilities

  • - Drive the strategic execution iPhone Product Design, ensuring alignment with overall project goals and objectives.
  • - Champion the project's design goals, ensuring they are integrated into all aspects of the program and holding teams accountable for achieving them.
  • - Lead the creation and adherence of project schedules, ensuring key decision milestones are met across all phases and holding teams accountable.
  • - Manage budgets, track spending, and ensure financial prudence; proactively identifying appropriate scope drivers and their cost implications.
  • - Facilitate clear and consistent communication and alignment between internal teams (Product Design, System EE & RF, Manufacturing) and external partners, ensuring everyone is working towards the same goals.
  • - Provide strong leadership and support during build phases, ensuring timely delivery of components, proactive problem-solving, and definition of validation plans.
  • - Oversee the release process for parts and enclosures, ensuring timely and accurate releases and holding teams accountable for meeting release deadlines.

Qualifications

  • - Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills
  • - Flexible and calm in the face of ambiguity
  • - Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience
  • - Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
  • - Ability to lead multi-functional communication between project teams and external vendors
  • - Drive day-to-day activities to meet overall project objectives
  • - Create and manage project schedules
  • - Provide timely issue resolution and critical path management
  • - BS Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent
  • - Deep experience in NPI project management and mechanical engineering
  • - Ability to travel/work internationally 25% of year
  • - Experience collaborating with and facilitating communication across Design, Engineering, Operations teams and our OEM partners to meet very aggressive schedule, and quality goals
  • - Ability to independently drive projects though rapid development cycles and deliver a product
  • - Detailed knowledge of product development processes and strong understanding of manufacturing processes
  • - Understand technical issues and drive them to closure by bringing together key partners for decision making
  • - Provide project status across a wide spectrum of contributors to executive management

Skills

Required:Project managementMechanical engineering

Benefits

  • - Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • - Retirement benefits
  • - Discounts on products and free services
  • - Reimbursement for certain educational expenses (tuition)
  • - Eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation
  • - Apple stock programs including Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • - Other benefits as per Apple policies
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

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