Apple

DRAM Strategic Supply Chain Management Engineering Program Manager

Apple$130K — $180K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field
  • 20+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor/memory technology
  • MS or PhD in a related field is preferred
  • Deep understanding of DRAM industry, technology roadmaps, and commercial dynamics
  • Experience with memory qualification methodologies and failure analysis

Responsibilities

  • Lead DRAM technology strategy and roadmap alignment
  • Drive technology adoption decisions and risk mitigation strategies
  • Optimize supplier engineering performance across critical metrics
  • Synthesize complex data into clear narratives for senior leadership
  • Identify and mitigate risks impacting product strategy
  • Engage with international suppliers, primarily in Korea and Taiwan

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the future of DRAM technology
  • Involvement in high-volume, complex memory device ramps
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams across Apple
  • Periodic international travel for supplier site engagements
  • Access to cutting-edge memory technology advancements
Full Job Description
In this role, you will sit at the critical intersection of silicon engineering, memory technology, and product programs to drive DRAM technology decisions for years to come. You will bring a deep understanding of the memory/semiconductor industry and the intricacies of relationships between internal silicon design, packaging, system, and operations teams to lead supplier engagements and enable smooth ramps of high volume, technically complex memory devices across Apple's product lines. In this multifaceted role, you will own DRAM technology strategy, from technology selection through long-term roadmap alignment. You will drive decisions on technology adoption, build priorities, and risk mitigation, while providing engineering-informed inputs to NPI supply cost models in partnership with Global Supply Management (GSM). You will harness worldwide memory supplier capabilities to Apple's advantage, and optimize supplier engineering performance by monitoring and influencing key metrics such as yield, quality, reliability, and technical readiness. You will rapidly synthesize complex engineering, qualification, and supply data into clear narratives for senior leadership, and proactively identify risks that could impact product strategy. The role includes periodic international travel to supplier sites, primarily in Korea and Taiwan. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field, plus 20+ years of relevant experience. Proven experience in semiconductor/memory technology development, qualification, or NPI program management, including direct technical engagement with memory or semiconductor suppliers. MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, or related field. Deep knowledge of the DRAM/memory industry, including technology roadmaps, supplier landscape, manufacturing processes, JEDEC standards, and commercial dynamics. Understanding of DRAM architecture and device physics (cell structure, refresh mechanisms, error correction, signal integrity) and packaging technologies (PoP, fan-out, interposer-based). Experience with memory qualification methodologies including environmental and lifetime reliability testing (HTOL, LTOL, HAST), characterization, and failure analysis. Strong supplier engagement experience, including capacity and schedule planning, critical messaging, and executive escalation. Experience working with international supplier engineering teams is a plus. Experience managing high volume silicon manufacturing processes across the full NPI lifecycle, working with Silicon Engineering, Packaging, Quality, Platform Architecture, and Operations teams. Demonstrated cross-functional leadership with a strong track record of influencing without authority, driving consensus, and resolving critical problems under pressure. Ability to synthesize complex engineering and supply chain data into clear, actionable messaging for executive audiences. Impeccable ability to track details across complex engineering qualification, material, and capacity trackers. Awareness of DRAM commercial dynamics and ability to partner with GSM on cost-informed engineering decisions. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
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Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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