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Apple Strategic Design Engineering Manager in Los Angeles, California

Strategic Design Engineering Manager

Los Angeles,California,United States

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Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it! The Strategic Design Engineering (SDE) team will partner with cross-functional product teams across Apple Home, Beats and Ecosystem to develop and introduce new products that are both innovative and cost advantaged. Our objective is to support premium & high quality products, but to also drive Design to Cost and Design to Value to support cost sensitive products

Key Qualifications

  • Lead & grow a talented world wide team focused on surfacing and elevating opportunities related to design for cost opportunities across design, technology, and operations, while developing, supporting manufacturing, and successfully launching products.

  • Develop and grow the Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) model within Apple to successfully develop and launch products with extremely aggressive cost targets and schedules.

  • Strong focus on training, functional expertise development, coaching other managers, and supporting the vision to scale and strategically structure a growing organization.

  • Strong ability to influence without authority, other x-functional peers and leaders within the organization and across broader Apple.

  • Build credibility as world-class technical leader with technical and operations acumen , while fostering a working relationship/trust with senior executives, cross-functional engineering, ID, and manufacturing peers.

Description

20+ Years of experience in engineering, consumer product development, and manufacturing operations, with 5-10 years as a manager Strong technical background, with an ability to quickly understand various aspects of product design, and manufacturing processes necessary to materialize the design Hands-on experience in some of the following: mechanical engineering, mechanical development, packaging development, cable development, manufacturing practices/techniques involving CNC Machined parts, sheet metal, enclosures, casings, jigs, tooling, fixtures, injection molding, plastic parts, cable extrusions, cable assemblies etc. Ability to challenge the engineering teams on requirements, specifications and suggest alternate designs and processes that meet design requirements and MP goals Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, capable of working in multinational environments Excellent soft skills; flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing environments Experience working across functions (Industrial design, Product design, Manufacturing design, Factory Operations, Module Engineering), and with suppliers Top-notch analytical skills, with ability to toggle between detail-orientated and strategic, large-picture thinking Ability to travel 20% internationally

Education & Experience

BSME

Additional Requirements

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 $182,900.00 and $333,700.00, 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 (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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