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iPad & Input Product Design Engineering Program Manager

Apple 🇺🇸 Cupertino, California, United States of America

Onsite $120,000 - $180,000 Full-time Senior

Lead the technical execution and end-to-end program strategy for next-generation iPads and input devices. Coordinate cross-functional teams to balance design, engineering, and manufacturing while managing risks and build milestones.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the charge in solving complex engineering puzzles that span the iPad and its family of input devices
  • Drive data-driven decisions and keep everyone moving forward together to ensure timely convergence
  • Drive drawing releases, tooling decisions, and vendor engagement to ensure manufacturing readiness and alignment with build milestones
  • Oversee the planning and execution of hardware builds to bring early iPads and input devices to life
  • Partner with OEMs, factory teams, and engineering groups to validate our design intent and crush integration bugs
  • Communicate program updates with clarity and precision—distilling technical details into actionable insights for executive and cross-functional audiences
  • Foster strong partnerships across Product Design, Systems Engineering, Reliability, Operations, Marketing, and external vendors to ensure seamless program execution
  • Provide steady leadership through ambiguity—maintaining focus, driving accountability, and guiding the program toward ambitious product goals

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required (Mechanical Engineering preferred)
  • 3-5 years experience in program management or mechanical engineering for rapid-development consumer products with high-aesthetic mechanical components
  • Strong technical foundation in mechanical design and manufacturing processes

Key Skills

Mechanical design Manufacturing processes Program management Mechanical engineering Cross-functional team leadership Communication Organizational skills Leadership skills Creative problem-solving Critical thinking Metal stamping Forging Machining (CNC) Die casting Plastic injection molding Metal injection molding (MIM) Attention to detail Complex design management Technical strategy development Collaboration Project management Risk management Trade-off decision-making Design for manufacturability Design for assembly

About Apple

We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.

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