Silicon Readiness Engineering Program Manager

Summary

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Role Number:200564761

Do you want to utilize your engineering background to make big things happen? Can you influence, connect, get results, and communicate optimally? Come to Apple and work within a dynamic team to deliver innovative silicon products/technologies to our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in leading edge technologies and contribute to new Apple products year after year. Be at the center of the action on new silicon product development for Apple’s groundbreaking SoCs! Apple seeks a Silicon Readiness Engineering Program Manager (EPM) within the Hardware Technologies organization to join an experienced program management team. You will help lead and drive programs involving the pre-silicon software readiness and bring-up of pioneering technology used in next generation Apple products. Not only will you help bring our groundbreaking processors to market, but you will also influence future designs from lessons learned. This position will collaborate with multi-functional teams to validate new silicon and software crafted specifically for new Apple product development.

Description

In this high profile Silicon Readiness EPM role you will be responsible for the following: – Leading a multi-functional team responsible for ensuring critical software and firmware is ready to support the bringup of new Apple SOC’s. – Driving technical issue resolution to enable on-time silicon to meet consistently aggressive product schedules. – Focus teams on meeting near term tactical work and unblocking technical issues by pulling together the right multi-functional technical expert(s) to resolve issues with data based decision-making. – In parallel, ability to focus the multi-functional teams on the big-picture, looking strategically across the SOC roadmap to propose and drive high-ROI pre-silicon goals with the team. – Drive and develop internal program processes to guarantee high quality silicon execution. – Interface and drive pre-silicon issues across multi-functional teams: Design, Verification, Validation, Technology, System Hardware and Software. – Drive technical sessions with multi-functional teams to track & follow up issues/escalations. – Focused issue reporting, bug tracking, and communication of program risks & status.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Engineering discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Post Silicon Validation, emulation/simulation or Software/Firmware Engineering experience.
• Technical program management or vendor management experience.
• Top level SoC architecture and associated IPs knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle and methodologies.
• Solid understanding of pre-si modeling vehicles (FPGA, simulation, emulation).
• Experience with ARM architecture and leading silicon projects from concept to production.
• Extraordinary leadership skills and ability to encourage and influence team members with a highly developed ability to see the big picture.
• Proven track record of managing complex, multifaceted schedules, driving improvements and lessons learned into organizational and team processes and methodologies.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across multi-functional partners, engineers and management.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills with the ability to tailor communication style to multiple audiences.
• Strong multi-tasking and real-time crisis management skills.
• Ability to understand and extract action plans from sophisticated technical discussions and translate into succinct messaging for multifunctional and executive status reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organized.
• Ability to turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into solid action plans.
• Ability to develop metrics to measure enhancements and generational improvements on a per project level with future planning in mind.

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 $165,500 and $293,800, 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.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.