Test Platforms, Applications, and Systems Engineering Program Manager

At Apple we strive every single day to craft products that enrich peoples lives. Our successes are the result of skilled domain experts working in an environment which encourages creativity collaboration and re-thinking of old problems in new ways! As a member of the Satellite Connectivity Group you will work on the satellite network that enables connectivity to iPhone and Watch Ultra when off the grid without cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. Every day Apple customers use Emergency SOS Roadside assistance and Messages via satellite to stay connected when they have no other means to communicate. You will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape this and other critical services to the benefit and safety of millions of Apple device users.

The Satellite Connectivity Group team leads development across the satellite ground station RANCore and service application systems incorporating COTS applications where applicable. It also defines the interface to the UE through a dedicated protocol specification. The Test Platforms Applications and Systems Engineering Program Manager will work with the SCG and the UE software engineers to lead the development and delivery of tooling including the hardware system to validate the full stack E2E from the UERAN interface through to Apple cloud services. This role spans cellular and satellite connectivity platform engineering all the way up to the application and services layer ensuring that test infrastructure for protocol validation RF characterization and end-to-end service verification is built qualified and ready ahead of every product milestone. You will partner daily with modem engineers protocol stack developers RF system engineers and Apple services backend engineers to drive test tooling from concept through lab certification and field deployment. This role will also contribute to and influence internal Apple engineering teams and vendors to realize the network deployment enabling ground-to-satellite-to-user performance to meet requirements and schedule. Come join us as we endeavor to delight and inspire the millions of Apples customers every day!

Program u0026 Roadmap Management: n- Own the roadmap for test platforms applications and systems spanning UEnetwork interface validation and Apple services end-to-end testing synchronized to modem bring-up protocol certification services release and NPI schedules.n- Manage cross-functional dependencies across baseband firmware protocol stack software RF hardware network simulation and Apple services backend teams.n- Drive weekly program reviews risk identification and executive status reporting nnConnectivity Protocol and Services Tool Development:n- Partner with engineers to build and maintain network simulation environments (e.g. callbox-based emulated RAN/core) used for protocol conformance regression and stress testing.n- Ensure tool readiness for key test phases: lab bring-up carrier certification regulatory compliance (PTCRB GCF) and field trial. n- Drive tooling that validates device behavior across Apple services that depend on network connectivity including iMessage Find My and location servicesn- Partner with Apple services teams to align on service SLAs expected behaviors and failure modes that must be covered by automated and processes for hosted and third-party environments infrastructure and systems:n- Build and own the tooling infrastructure that generates the evidence packages operators need to accept Apple software into their networks including automated test reports protocol conformance summaries and regression baselines tied to specific software builds.n- Establish processes and tooling that characterize the network impact of every software change identifying which features or protocol behaviors are touched and ensuring the appropriate regression suite is triggered before delivery.n- Build tooling pipelines that auto-generate and maintain program artifacts: test plans mapped to requirements pass/fail evidence matrices known-issue registers and software release notes. n- Define and drive Apples internal software maturity model establishing repeatable auditable processes for requirements intake traceability test coverage sign-off and controlled delivery that scale across multiple device programs u0026 Quality Improvement:n- Define qualification gates for test tools before deployment to lab carrier or factory environments.n- Lead retrospectives on tool-related escapes (missed protocol defects services regressions false positives/negatives) and drive root-cause-to-action closure. nnStakeholder Coordination:n- Act as the central program interface between UE network and services engineering teams. n- Drive internal and external development teams to define technical objectives and development goals then manage and track deliverables to realize these milestones. n- Facilitate trade-off discussions on feature scope schedule risk and equipment availability (callboxes channel emulators services staging environments).n- Communicate tool readiness status and blocking issues clearly to device program managers services leads and senior engineering leadership.

5 years of systems engineering and technical program management experiencenBS EE CS or equivalent required

Solid understanding of the cellular protocol stack (L1L3: PHY MAC RLC PDCP RRC NAS) and UEnetwork signaling -on experience with network simulation or callbox environments for protocol and RF with mobile services architecture and how applications (messaging location push notifications) interact with network and cloud of Apple Push Notification service (APNs) iMessage delivery architecture Find My network protocols or equivalent services-layer ability to drive alignment across engineering program and vendor stakeholder to see the big picture system-level objectives and dependencies across verbal and written communication skills with an ability to adapt communication styles as required for different with schedule management working in an ambiguous environment.