Touch and Force Sensing Engineering Program Manager

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you could accomplish! Collaborative solutions-oriented people and inspiring innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Do you want to join us in these pursuits Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products.

In this pivotal role you will orchestrate the creation of next-generation touch and force sensing technologies shaping the technical landscape across Apples product portfolio to deliver an industry-leading user experience. You will lead the development and integration of advanced sensing systems collaborating closely with world-class suppliers and multi-functional teams across an Engineering Program Manager you will drive the full lifecycle of sensing systems and featuresfrom concept to specification characterization to integration and validation at both module and system this capacity you will serve as the primary bridge for cross-functional communication and along with the engineering manager be the face of the program. Our team cultivates a creative collaborative atmosphere and values technical curiosity thoroughness and engineering excellence. Our goal is to push technical boundaries to ship products with best-in-class differentiated experiences. Join us in crafting the next generation of sensing solutions!

Lead and drive alignment/communications between multi-functional teams including electrical mechanical process reliability software and firmware engineeringnDefine the program plan/schedule manage program execution and inter-dependencies and proactively adapt and communicate as new challenges emergenDeliver executive communication/presentations and drive the decision-making processnDrive engineering design by leading failure analysis activities performance validation requirements and testing and design release cadence for electrical and mechanical componentsnManage engineering development builds working with process teams operations partners and suppliers/vendors to create new sensing subsystemsnIdentify and resolve conflicts both technical and interpersonalnPush for excellence and continuous improvement: offer best practices implement process changes and seek out efficiencies to make our design methodology better

BS in STEM field (e.g. EE ME Physics etc.) and 3 years relevant experiencenProduct development engineering or program management experience shipping semiconductors sensing technologies or hardware systems in any fieldnCuriosity about and familiarity with AI toolswith interest to apply them to improve engineering and program workflowsnAbility and willingness to travel internationally (typically once per year; accommodations available as needed)

Curiosity and action oriented mindsetnMasters in EE or PhysicsnExperience in consumer electronicsnKnowledge of self and mutual capacitive touch sensingnKnowledge of strain and capacitive based force sensingnExperience using AI agents to automate complex design and validation processesnAbility to navigate ambiguity