Product Design Engineering Program Manager - Apple Vision Pro

Join Apple’s team in San Jose, CA (onsite) as a hands-on Product Design Engineering Program Manager for Apple Vision Pro. This role owns the mechanical assembly program across the full life-cycle, partnering closely with product design and engineering to move from architecture definition and early design through development and into mass production.

You’ll help keep execution on track through streamlined planning, multi-disciplinary alignment, and coordinated work with manufacturing and contract manufacturers, including China trips. You will also communicate progress at multiple levels, presenting updates to org leaders and executives.

What you’ll do

• Deliver the mechanical assembly through the entire program life-cycle, from architecture definition and early design to mass production.
• Drive the program through the full development process, ensuring PD and cross-functional progress stays aligned.
• Create and maintain streamlined schedules that support execution.
• Coordinate manufacturing and assembly upstream and at the CM, including travel to China as needed.
• Provide status updates at multiple levels, up through org leaders and executives.

What you bring

• Previous experience in program management and mechanical/electrical engineering, delivering products comprised of multiple materials.
• Experience leading product development in dynamic, ambiguous environments, supporting mechanical assembly and the integration of multiple technologies.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration, plus effective presentation skills.
• Ability to anticipate functional direction and roadblocks, prioritize parallel closure paths, and clearly distill and communicate relevant data to functional and leadership teams.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented approach with demonstrated creative and critical thinking.
• Experience engaging with manufacturers on DFM, FAI/CPK, QC, and production timelines.
• BSME/SE/EE degree or equivalent; MS degree preferred.

Preferred experience

• Experience working with Product Design, Industrial Design, Operations, and System Architecture.
• Broad knowledge of product development processes, including manufacturing process understanding and tooling timelines.
• Experience shipping multiple full life-cycle programs, including early architecture, development build NPI execution, and operational mass production.
• Experience as the primary point of contact with vendors and CM partners to establish a daily build plan and provide clear direction to meet program and build objectives.

Compensation & benefits

Salary range: USD 59 - 89 per hour.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Education reimbursement for certain formal education expenses (including tuition) related to advancing your career
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments, and relocation (if eligible)
• Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount when voluntarily participating in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan