Manager of iPhone Engineering Program Manager

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.

As manager of iPhone Engineering Program Manager, you will be responsible for managing a group of talented EPMs and contract manufacturers for our future generation iPhone products. You will use your management skills, imagination, creativity to lead these exciting programs forward!

This manager role will have significant responsibilities in leading the team growth, managing critical path even with ambiguity and uncertainty, making decisions, collaborating with multi-functional teams, vendors and suppliers around the globe during the entire development cycle.

Manager of in region iPhone HW/System EPMs in Shanghai

Responsible for site leader of NPI contractor manufacturer

Lead on product prototyping and factory manufacturing through the whole NPI (new product introduction) development cycle including scope, schedule, cost and quality

Lead cross-functional collaboration, including Product Design, Electrical engineer, wireless, testing, reliability and operations etc

Communicate and present in various forums to wide ranges of audiences

Understand and deal well with rapid development cycles. Be passionate and creative, remain flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty. Explore, navigate through ambiguities

More than 10 years experience working in consumer electronic product

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering related degree or relevant work experience

Flexibility with travel (up to 50% maximum)

Flexibility with working hours and schedule

Proficiency in English and Mandarin

BS Degree or above in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

More than 5 years experience working as program manager for hardware development

Experience managing with contract manufacturers

• Experience in factory SMT(Surface Mount Technology) or FATP process and budget management
• Excellent presentation, communication and articulation skills
• Comfort using AI-assisted dashboards or analytics tools to monitor production KPIs and flag risks proactively
• Experience or interest in using AI-enhanced project management workflows to track milestone progress, surface schedule risks, and coordinate action items across teams