Technical Program Manager, Audio

Technical Program Manager, Audio - Jobs - Careers at Apple

• Technical lead for manufacturing operations at multiple vendors and sites.
• Driving contract manufacturer preparation for pre-production builds.
• Production process development, documentation, optimization and validation.
• Development and implementation of new technologies to improve production quality, capacity and efficiency.
• Sets standard practices and independently settles impact to design approaches and parameters to the final product.
• Provides direction, mentorship and resources to other engineering groups and project leaders as well as factory technicians.
• Act as lead engineer on a variety of projects and participates in the project planning of major sub-projects.
• Provides early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure manufacturability of new products.
• Product Engineering - Works all phases of a product from concept to repeat manufacturing to end of life.
• Process Engineering - Designs and develops technically complex processes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Failure/Data Analysis - Plans, develops and implements technically complex procedures for the testing and evaluation of soon to be released products.
• Provides regular VP level communication of technical health of program.

• 8+ years of strong work experience in precision assembly, inspection, and validation.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering field
• Meaningful experience in introducing products into manufacturing, or high volume production a large plus.
• Excellent project management skills, experience working in a matrix organization.
• Direct experience leading any of the following functional engineering teams a plus (ME, EE, TE, DFX, Etc.).
• Shown bottom line project management experience.
• Experience working with International OEM partners.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 40%.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a worldwide environment.
• New product introduction and Manufacturing Operations experience desired.
• Validated working experience with DFm & DFx
• Consistent record of cost reduction, project management and engineering design required.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T principles a plus
• Working knowledge of pneumatics, servomotors, PLC and PC-based control systems a plus.
• JMP, Minitab & Six Sigma experience a plus.
• Master's degree considered a plus

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation

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