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Ergonomics Product Design Engineering Program Manager, Vision Products Group

Apple· Hardware
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San Jose, CA$175.5k - $311.7kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Ergonomics PD EPM to drive cross-functional research, user studies, safety, fit, comfort, and performance requirements for an advanced ergonomic product design organization within Apple Vision Pro. Partners with multiple teams to define specifications, validation plans, and hardware prototypes, translating user-study data into design decisions and leading cross-functional program management in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in the development of research questions and studies around perceptual comfort, fit, safety and user experience
  • Working cross-functionally with product design and industrial design team members to translate user-study data into transformative hardware prototypes and demonstrations, evaluating multiple inputs, converging on the plan and building consensus
  • Driving the manufacturing and assembly of early prototypes, managing budget and authorizing payment
  • Developing and maintaining knowledge management system to capture user-study data and findings
  • Creating and documenting hardware system specifications based on top level features
  • Mapping end-to-end feature specifications to test and validation requirements
  • Presenting your findings to cross-functional partners and stakeholders
  • Creating and maintaining streamlined development schedules by redirecting pitfalls and developing an improved course of action
  • Offering multiple levels of status updates across a wide spectrum of individual contributors to executive management
  • Driving cross-functional teams to execute complex projects in dynamic and ambiguous work environments

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Human Computer Interaction OR equivalent degree/experience
  • 6+ years of combined experience in program management and human/systems engineering delivering products comprised of multiple materials, complex integration, user study development and execution with a consistent track record leading and shipping multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Experience leading full life-cycle, end-to-end program development in highly dynamic and ambiguous work environments, with a keen eye for user experience and impact
  • Wide knowledge of product development processes including familiarity of manufacturing, rapid-prototyping and assembly processes
  • Ability to anticipate functional direction and roadblocks, prioritize parallel closure paths, and effectively distill and communicate relevant HW/SW design trade-offs to the appropriate functional teams, including leadership
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and cross-functional engagement skills are critical
  • Excellent problem solving and creative thinking
  • Experience managing projects that require in-person user-study sessions and complex data analysis
  • Prior experience with design of human studies for engineering evaluation is highly desirable

Skills

Required:Human factors and ergonomics researchCross-functional program managementPrototype development and validation planningHardware specifications and system documentationProject scheduling and risk management
Nice to have:Data analysis from user studies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation (eligibility varies)
  • employee stock programs including stock purchase plan
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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