Apple

Silicon Validation Engineering Program Manager

Apple$130K — $180K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Engineering or related field
  • Experience in project or program management in hardware or semiconductor environments
  • Understanding of hardware development and board design lifecycle
  • Ability to manage complex, multi-functional programs with tight schedules
  • Strong communication and leadership skills across functions
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills for technical issues
  • Desirable experience in silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation

Responsibilities

  • Lead silicon validation hardware programs from initial design through to production
  • Drive hardware design and facilitate factory builds
  • Support field deployment of silicon validation tools
  • Collaborate with engineers to align on program objectives
  • Ensure timely delivery of silicon for production release
  • Identify and resolve technical blockers during program execution
  • Oversee all phases of silicon validation including bring-up

Benefits

  • Collaborative environment with top-caliber engineering and management teams
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge silicon technology
  • Engagement in high-impact projects that shape Apple’s product offerings
  • Professional growth through exposure to advanced engineering practices
  • Potential for direct contributions to industry-leading products
Full Job Description
Description

Apple's Hardware Program Management organization is looking for a Program Manager to lead silicon validation hardware programs end-to-end - from initial board design through factory builds, field deployment, and ongoing support in the hands of silicon validation engineers.

This is an individual contributor role on a high-caliber Senior Program Management team whose mission is to deliver silicon on schedule. You'll be embedded in the heartbeat of Apple's chip development process, driving the validation hardware programs that enable some of the world's most advanced silicon to go from first bring-up to production release.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Engineering or related field

Coursework and/or internship experience in hardware design and/or project management.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in project or program management, preferably within a hardware, semiconductor, silicon validation, or systems engineering environment.

Foundational understanding of hardware development and the board design lifecycle - from concept and specification through schematic review, fabrication, bring-up, and production.

Ability to manage complex, multi-functional programs with aggressive schedules and high-stakes technical dependencies.

Strong communication and leadership skills - able to drive alignment across engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders without direct authority.

Strong analytical and problem-solving instincts; comfortable digging into technical details to understand blockers and drive resolution.

Experience supporting silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation environments is highly desirable.

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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