Engineering Project Manager within the Connector Product Design organization is responsible for managing the development and implementation process with our engineering teams
Description
The role entails managing the design and development of connectors (e.g. USB, HDMI, Power, Lightning, etc.) for a variety of Apple products, driving day-to-day activities to meet the overall program objectives and focusing on mechanical engineering design, development planning and validation.
Minimum Qualifications
BS ME degree or equivalent required, MBA nice to have
Several years of project management experience
Experience and familiarity with consumer electronic industry
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent communication, organizational, presentation and leadership skills
Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience
Self motivated and proactive with demonstrated critical thinking capabilities
Understands rapid development cycles and is adaptable in the face of ambiguity
Redirect pitfalls and develop improved course of action
Detailed knowledge of product development processes and strong understanding of manufacturing processes
Experience interfacing with product design, operations, cross-functional teams and managing international vendors
Combined experience in project management and mechanical engineering delivering products comprised of various materials and high esthetic quality
Responsibilities
Drive day-to-day activities to meet overall project objectives/schedule from development to ramp
Enable the development effort by implementing an efficient, streamlined process within the team
Create and maintain project development schedules
Manage resources effectively to execute projects on schedule
Prioritize across multiple programs with various levels of complexity
Collaborate across engineering, operations and cross-functional teams to meet aggressive cost, schedule, and quality/process goals
Lead cross-functional communication between various project teams and external vendors
Implement schedule/risk mitigations and drive timely issue resolution
Ability to provide status updates or highlight issues to any audience
Understand technical issues and drive them to closure by bringing together key stakeholders for decision making
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