Apple

Strategic Design Engineering, Global Supply Manager - Mechanicals

Apple$130K — $155K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
  • Understanding of stage/gate product development process
  • Strong technical background in product design and manufacturing processes
  • Factory experience with forming and finishing processes for plastics, composites, and metals
  • Expertise in 'should cost' modeling and costed BOM management
  • Strong project management skills to navigate diverse activities and stakeholders
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills suited for multinational settings

Responsibilities

  • Engage with engineering to drive product architecture cost during early development
  • Collaborate with suppliers to define overall architecture while balancing cost
  • Propose alternative manufacturing processes and materials that optimize cost
  • Manage mechanical cost BOM and influence teams to meet cost targets
  • Work with operations to assess impact of design decisions on production
  • Identify and secure relationships with supplier partners for quality and competitive pricing
  • Lead special cost projects to develop scalable solutions across products

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative products within a dynamic environment
  • Access to cross-functional collaboration with top talents at Apple
  • Chance to influence product quality, reliability, and cost-efficiency
  • Flexibility and travel opportunities to broaden professional experience
  • Engagement in 'special projects' for career advancement
  • Development of strategic supplier relationships that enhance professional network
Full Job Description
We are part of Apple's Beats Org and will work closely with cross-functional teams to help launch innovative yet cost-efficient products on ambitious timelines. Mechanical components define the look, feel and expression of Beats' unique brand within Apple; they are also integral to product performance and reliability. This role will be directly responsible for working with engineering to guide design for manufacturability and cost, defining sustainable sourcing strategy by factoring in cross-functional inputs, and developing robust working relationships with internal (cross-functional) and external (supplier) partners towards helping execute for cost, quality, capacity, supply. **Description** Successful SDE GSMs thrive in a rapidly changing environment and constantly drive excellence across their own responsibilities as well as that of team members and partners. They frequently leverage strategic internal relationships to effectively collaborate with engineering, operations and other Apple teams. They are able to make smart decisions with the information available, think and stay focused under pressure, and communicate concisely and effectively with senior management as well as peers. *Engage with engineering teams during early product development phases to drive overall architecture towards the right cost by providing quick feedback on baseline architecture, challenging teams on underlying assumptions, and helping identify and evaluate alternatives *Where relevant, work with early development supplier partners to help define overall architecture, while still balancing for cost *Investigate and propose alternative manufacturing processes, materials, designs, and suppliers that optimize cost for our x-functional engineering partners *Manage overall mechanicals cost BOM, and influence cross-functional teams to validate and implement creative alternatives needed to meet cost target *Collaborate closely with partners in Ops to understand down-stream (FATP) impact of upstream design decisions, and work closely with Engineering teams and supplier partners to optimize *Identify the right supplier partners to work with (and think broadly, about the right strategy) to secure product quality, supply, and long-term cost-competitiveness, all on an aggressive, timeline *Develop supplier relationships to "train" vendor mind-sets to align with strategic organizational needs *Identify and drive "special projects" related to costs, and develop into scalable cost solutions that can be applied across various Apple products over time *Liaise between operational cross-functional teams and operations-focused GSM teammates as needed, to support quality, capacity, and supply **Minimum Qualifications** BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related engineering field Intimate knowledge / understanding of a typical stage/gate product development process Strong technical background, with an ability to quickly understand various aspects of a product's design, and the manufacturing processes necessary to materialize the design, and assembly and testing steps needed to execute it at scale Factory experience, particularly related to forming and finishing processes related to plastics, composites, and metal. FATP experience, ideally within consumer electronics Deep expertise with "should cost" modeling and developing (and maintaining) a costed BOM Strong PM-ing skills... ability to manage wide and diverse activities with disparate stakeholders, by focusing on key deliverables and effectively driving next steps Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, capable of working in multinational environments Excellent soft skills; flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing environments Ability to travel ~20% internationally, ~30% domestically **Preferred Qualifications** BSME, or equivalent. MBA a plus Product design exposure or experience, with a deep interest in designing for cost Managing a costed BOM during early product architecture. Ability to identify, manage, and drive Opportunities and Risks Experience working across functions (Industrial design, Product design, Manufacturing design, Operations), and with suppliers... ability to influence across multi-functional teams Top-notch analytical skills, with ability to toggle between detail-orientated and strategic, large-picture thinking "Team lead" experience, guiding / leading less experienced teammates within subject matter area

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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