Apple

Software/Firmware Engineering Program Manager - Beats

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
  • 5-10 years of relevant industry experience, especially with software development teams.
  • 5 years of experience in software or firmware program management for consumer products.
  • Proven ability to manage products through the entire development life cycle.
  • Experience in managing business relationships with suppliers and partners.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with technologies like wireless, DSP, and connectivity.

Responsibilities

  • Initiate and manage software and firmware development projects from start to finish.
  • Drive collaboration across diverse teams including engineering, QA, and marketing.
  • Adapt quickly and positively to project changes and challenges.
  • Oversee project planning and risk management effectively.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex audio products and accessories.
  • Interact and negotiate with various levels of management.
  • Engage with offshore vendors to ensure project alignment.

Benefits

  • Work within a dynamic, innovative environment at Apple.
  • Opportunity to collaborate on cutting-edge audio products.
  • Engagement with a variety of teams and expertise within the organization.
  • Potential for professional growth and advancement in a high-tech company.
Full Job Description
In this dynamic position, you will initiate, manage, and drive the end-to-end execution of software and embedded firmware development projects for hardware programs throughout a product's development lifecycle and delivery stages. We are looking for someone who is flexible and can respond quickly, energetically, and enthusiastically to changes. Strong communication and experience across and between a diversity of teams and team members is critical. The candidate will interact with all engineering design fields along with QA teams, marketing, factory testing, and other resources inside and outside Apple to create exceptional audio, accessory, and home products. Apply today!

The Beats group is seeking a Senior Engineering Program Manager with a proven track record of enabling large cross-functional teams to deliver complex features and products. The ideal candidate will possess an entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and have exceptional leadership and software project management skills, built on a rock solid foundation of planning and risk management. Projects that you would help to move forward include internally developed and co-developed audio products and accessories.

B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines. 5-10 years of high-tech industry experience with track record of hands-on work with software development teams 5 years software or firmware program management experience in consumer product development Track record of managing products through the entire product development life cycle History of handling business relationships with suppliers and partners Experience working with off shore vendors and development teams Excellent wetter and oral communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with diverse teams and interact, influence, collaborate, and negotiate effectively at all levels of management Knowledgeable of one or more technologies: wireless, DSP, battery, connectivity, Ul/UX, and embedded software Familiarity with project management, bug management, and source code management tools

M.S. is highly desired

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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