Hardware Engineering Program Manager (m/f/d)
About the role
Apple seeks a Hardware Program Manager to lead PMIC silicon validation hardware programs end-to-end—from initial board design through factory builds, field deployment, and ongoing support for validation engineers. This individual contributor role is part of a senior program management team focused on delivering power management silicon on schedule, embedded in Apple's chip development process to drive validation hardware from first bring-up to production release.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate development hardware requirements from multi-functional teams
- Track project schedule for all development phases to ensure HW development schedules are met
- Run development hardware builds, craft and manage build matrix for hardware configurations
- manage the factory teams to meet build objectives. Drive allocation requests and distribution of hardware with those multi-functional teams
- Support development hardware needs for product and IC design teams
- Engage with operations team to drive material delivery for builds
- Drive resolution of technical issues between multi-functional teams
- Convert large amounts of data into a clear story to communicate to organizations at all levels
- Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies and facilitate conflict resolution
- Focused issue reporting and communication of program risks and status
- Technical understanding of system design and silicon validation planning
Qualifications
- BS in electrical engineer or related engineering degree
- 3 year’s experience in hardware design and/or project management
- Fluency in English
- 5+ years experience in project or program management, preferably within a hardware, semiconductor, silicon validation, or systems engineering environment.
- Foundational understanding of hardware development and the board design lifecycle, from concept and specification through schematic review, fabrication, bring-up, and production.
- Ability to manage complex, multi-functional programs with aggressive schedules and high-stakes technical dependencies.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, able to drive alignment across engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving instincts; comfortable digging into technical details to understand blockers and drive resolution.
- Experience supporting silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation environments is highly desirable.
Skills
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