SOC Front-End Engineering Program Manager

$136,300 - $248,700/Yr

Apple - Cupertino, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Cupertino, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Silicon Program Manager within the Hardware Technology Engineering organization at Apple, you will be responsible for driving front-end silicon program schedules and resolving technical issues that enable timely silicon delivery. This individual contributor role focuses on the initial phases of architecture, specifications, design, and pre-silicon prototyping to initial samples, ensuring effective HW-SW integration methodology and automation infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Drive front-end silicon program schedules and resolve technical issues for timely silicon delivery.
• Manage the development process for SOC silicon used in next-generation Apple products.
• Develop scripts and automation for scalable pre and post silicon SOC methodology.
• Interface and drive silicon work and issues across multi-functional teams including Design, Verification, Validation, Technology, System Hardware, Operations, and Software.
• Manage dependencies across various programs, functional teams, and sites.
• Report focused issues, track bugs, and communicate program risks and status.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience in SoC/VLSI Chip Design, ASIC Chip Design, or Technology process development.
• Experience integrating Hardware/Software or Hardware/Firmware development.
• Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a dynamic engineering environment.
• Strong multi-tasking and real-time crisis management skills.
• Technical Program or Project Management experience.
• Familiarity with project management tools like Confluence and JIRA.
• Experience with IP-XACT as an IP exchange format.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Restricted stock unit awards.
• Tuition reimbursement for formal education.