Apple

System Performance Engineering Program Manager, iPhone

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

Qualifications

  • BS engineering degree required; MS in Electrical Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering preferred
  • 3-5 years of relevant industry experience; 5 years preferred
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Analytical and problem-solving expertise
  • Experience with consumer electronics, computer architecture, and thermal performance
  • Familiarity with software-defined control policies and software development
  • Skilled in project scheduling and hardware development workflows

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate performance and efficiency processes for next-gen iPhones
  • Influence system architecture decisions based on performance and thermal targets
  • Partner with hardware, software, and silicon teams for system-level assessments
  • Analyze data to guide trade-offs and define performance-centric policies
  • Lead cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve roadblocks
  • Communicate complex data clearly to inform product strategy and decisions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on next-generation smartphone technology
  • Cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams
  • Engaging and fast-paced work environment
  • Impactful role influencing product design and efficiency
  • Professional growth in a leading consumer electronics company
Full Job Description
As an iPhone System Performance EPM, you will coordinate the process that ensures our next-generation smartphones deliver the mix of power and efficiency required to unlock new capabilities and support sleek, novel designs. Your impact begins in the early stages of product definition, influencing system architecture decisions by establishing performance and thermal targets. During the engineering phase, you will partner with a diverse set of hardware, software, and silicon teams to orchestrate detailed system-level assessments. Acting as an advocate for the product, you will use data to help the team navigate difficult tradeoffs and define new performance-centric control policies. When roadblocks occur, you will lead cross-functional efforts to identify root causes and drive resolutions. Serving as the critical link between engineering and leadership, you will use your domain expertise and strong communication skills to distill complex data into clear insights which drive executive decisions and shape product strategy.

BS engineering degree required. 3-5 years of industry experience. Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to coordinate and interface with a large number of project stakeholders. Experience and familiarity with consumer electronics industry. Experience with computer architecture and thermal performance concepts. Exposure to software defined control policies and general software development schedules. Experience setting up program/project schedules and work breakdown structures in a hardware development setting.

MS EE/ECE or related field desired. 5 years of highly relevant industry experience. Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience. Excellent communication, presentation, organizational and leadership skills. Highly disciplined in workflow, process, and staying organized on priority tasks. Superior attention to detail with a strong commitment to rigor and excellence. Self motivated and proactive with creative and critical thinking capabilities. Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles and constant change; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.

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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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
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