The posting
Summary
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Apple Home features premium products designed to enhance and personalize the user experience with consumer electronics. Combining performance, style, and innovation, they serve as the perfect complement to daily life, both at work and beyond.
Description
The Home team is seeking a self-driven and passionate Engineering Program Manager to lead projects during the New Product Introduction (NPI) stage in the APAC region. You will collaborate across departments and management levels to quickly identify challenges, drive resolutions, and ensure project readiness in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
Drive build schedules with contract manufacturers (CMs) in alignment with overall NPI project timelines. Develop and maintain build matrices to reflect the latest cross-functional requirements and Design of Experiments (DOE) arrangements in Nimbus. Lead Clear to Build (CTB) material reviews, execute corrective actions for risk items, and ensure waiver lists are established. Partner with cross-functional teams to track and drive station equipment and fixture bring-up and buy-off status. Manage and resolve build deviations across test stations and assembly processes. Facilitate daily build opening and closing meetings to review project readiness, assess risks, and identify opportunities. Drive key issue resolution by defining and executing short-term and long-term action plans. Oversee quotation reviews, budget management, and purchase request (PR) approvals.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or a related field. Track record of running technical programs and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. Fluency in English and Mandarin, with excellent presentation and written communication skills. Ability to travel extensively (up to 50%) within China and Vietnam.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in consumer electronics manufacturing with at least 3 years of relevant industry experience. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Proven ability to lead, take decisive action, and provide goal-oriented direction in ambiguous environments. Demonstrated comfort in expressing a clear point of view and influencing change across projects, programs, and processes. Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to thrive under pressure.
EEO Statement
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