Camera & Photos Hardware Operations Engineer

iPhone is the most popular camera in the world. The seamless integration of software and hardware has led to features like Cinematic Mode Portrait Mode and Center Stage which deliver experiences that are magical! The Camera team focuses on user-experience utilizing computer vision and image processing through machine learning. Our team works hard on products that ship to millions of people and we are looking for people who want to do the same. We aim to deliver an unsurpassed media experience by combining forward-leaning software techniques with the latest innovations in hardware across all of Apples innovative a Hardware Operations Engineer on our team youll play a vital role behind the scenes ensuring engineering teams have the right hardware in the right configurations at the right time to develop and validate the next generation of camera capabilities. Youll be the critical link between global supply partners and the engineers who depend on having the right devices to do their best work.

This role coordinates hardware needs across global supply partners and internal teams forecasting demand identifying constraints and driving resolution to unblock engineering workflows. The Hardware Operations Engineer collaborates closely with supply chain partners hardware allocation teams and camera engineering teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of hardware configurations serving as the critical link between external manufacturing partners and internal engineering teams.

Coordinates hardware requests end-to-end across global supply partners and internal engineering teamsnForecasts hardware demand and identifies constraints to proactively unblock engineering workflowsnManages priorities across competing hardware needs from multiple stakeholder teamsnTracks and drives resolution of hardware delivery issues escalating blockers as needednCollaborates with supply chain partners and hardware allocation teams to ensure timely delivery of device configurationsnCommunicates hardware status timelines and risks to camera engineering teams and leadershipnDevelops and maintains processes for hardware request intake tracking and fulfillmentnPartners with cross-functional teams across multiple geographies to align on hardware planning and distribution

Familiarity with hardware lifecycle management including procurement lead times configuration management and distributionnProject or program management experiencenPrior experience in a lab or hardware operations environmentnBachelors degree or equivalent work experience

Deep understanding of Apples device ecosystem and hardware configurationsnExperience coordinating across global supply chain and internal operations teamsnExperience tracking and managing hardware requests across multiple stakeholdersnStrong communication organizational skills and attention to detailnSelf-starter who can problem-solve quickly juggle conflicting priorities and escalate issues effectivelynExperience with forecasting capacity planning and resource allocationnAbility and willingness to collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple geographies both in person and virtually