Inductive Engineering Program Manager

Job description

**Role Number:** 200627146-0836

**Summary**
Imagine what you could do here.

At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly.

Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Dynamic, resourceful people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here.

The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple hardware products.

The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices, strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

Do you want to join us in these pursuits?

Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products.
In this critical role, you will play a key part in executing the sensing roadmap for the next generations of Apple’s Inductive Power Technologies, providing customers with the best wireless charging experience in the industry across products such as MagSafe, iPhone, iPad, and Watch.

This is a close knit, team oriented environment where you’ll be working on industry and standards leading technologies.

**Description**
As the engineering program manager you will oversee and coordinate specifying, developing, characterizing, integrating, and validating wireless charging sub-systems inside of products.

The Power Tech EPM team features a collaborative environment with other multi-functional teams such as battery, thermals, and system architecture teams to facilitate system integration and cross-functional communication for the inductive sub-system.

Engineering excellence, technical curiosity, pro activeness, innovation, and thoroughness are expected and encouraged.

Working without constraints to design and ship innovative products with best-in-class technologies and user experiences is the main goal of this sensing technology team at Apple.

Come, join us in crafting solutions the world doesn’t know of yet!

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD INCLUDE:
Lead and align multi-functional teams including electrical, mechanical, software, and firmware engineering to deliver best in class charging solutions.
Act as a liaison between cross-functional teams such as battery, thermal, and system integration teams to ensure tight coordination and communication.
Coordinate and work closely with firmware and software teams that enable charging control and algorithms for the wireless charging subsystem.
Help deliver executive (VP level) communication/presentations and drive the decision-making process.
Define the program plan/schedule and manage program execution to integrate the wireless sub-system into Apple products such as iPhone, iPad, and Watch.

Efficiently and effectively react to unexpected changes in the plan due to outside influences and/or issues that arise.
Work with suppliers to manage and support engineering development builds leading to mass production, tracking yields, addressing issues, and facilitating communication.
Work with internal and system teams to keep track of engineering activities such as performance validation, yield optimization, and failure analysis coordination while proactively identifying and resolving issues.
Support internal proof-of-concept hardware and software development for new application investigations.
Work with engineering management to define the wireless charging roadmap.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Product development or engineering experience shipping consumer electronic systems, semiconductor, or other electronic hardware
+ 3 years of experience in Technical Program Management
+ Bachelor’s degree in physics or engineering field
+ Basic AI literacy
+ Ability and willingness to travel internationally if required

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Excellent communication and planning skills
+ Curiosity and action oriented mindset
+ Ability to work on strategic tasks and solve for ambiguous, open ended goals
+ Solid problem-solving, failure analysis, and debugging skills
+ Familiarity with power systems and experience with FW/HW interactions
+ Master’s degree in electrical engineering or physics

**Pay & Benefits**
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range.

This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.

The base pay range for this role is between $141,800 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.

Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Learn more about Apple Benefits.

(https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.

We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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