SoC Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

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As a Silicon Program Manager within the Hardware Technology Engineering organization, you will be responsible for driving front-end silicon program schedules and resolving technical issues that enable on-time silicon. This is an individual contributor role, helping manage the development process for SOC silicon used in next-generation Apple products. The focus of this role is on the initial phases of architecture, specifications, design, and pre-silicon prototyping to initial samples. Interaction and coordination with post-silicon validation teams is also encouraged.

Description

- Work on a Program Management team orchestrating technical issue resolution to enable on-time silicon to meet daring product schedules of groundbreaking silicon

- Drive internal program process to guarantee high-quality silicon definition and design execution

- Support high-level milestone execution in a fast-paced design team

- Interface and drive silicon issues within multi-functional teams: Design, Verification, Validation, Technology, System Hardware, and Core Software

- Focus design teams on meeting near-term achievements and unblocking technical issues by pulling together the right technical specialists to resolve the issues with data driven decision-making

- Run dependencies across various programs, functional teams, and sites

- Coordination and management with other organizations (Systems, SW, Ops)

- Attend and drive technical sessions with suppliers/design partners to supervise and follow-up issues and customer concerns

- Focused issue reporting, bug tracking and communication of program risks & status

Preferred Qualifications

Technical Program or Project Management or Functional Management experience

Phenomenal leadership and interpersonal skills (Executive communication)

Expertise owning and driving project development using well-defined metrics

Experience working with ASIC & VLSI design flows and leading silicon projects from concept to production

Programming language experience (Javascript, Python, Perl)

Familiarity with project management tools (Confluence, JIRA)|

Minimum Qualifications

BS + minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

Requires experience in SoC/VLSI Chip Design, ASIC Chip Design, or Technology process development

Experience working in a multifaceted engineering environment, strong at multi-tasking, and real-time crisis management

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $144,600 and $263,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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