Cell Development Technology Engineering Program Manager

at  Apple

SUMMARY

Posted: Jul 8, 2024
Role Number:200558545
As an Engineering Program Manager within Apple’s HW Technology organization, you will be responsible for development of battery solutions for a wide range of Apple products! We are looking for an energetic Engineering Project Manager to support exciting projects where you are expected to use your engineering background to enable x-functional teams to deliver sophisticated solutions. The ideal candidate will understand lithium based rechargeable cells, and have a passion for upending conventional wisdom of material, packaging, and analytics development to push industry boundaries and deliver better Batteries. The candidate should have a working understanding of battery cell design and manufacturing to drive and implement a plan from concept development to build management to product integration. Successful candidates will have a consistent track record of enabling larger multi-functional teams to deliver complex systems efficiently and with high quality, with ability to bridge gaps between different engineering teams, while driving and qualifying suppliers to Apple Battery specifications.

DESCRIPTION

The Battery Technology EPM leads a multi-functional team of battery, chemical, system, and manufacturing engineers, using a strong technical background to identify, assess and communicate project risks and issues. They facilitate good communication and offer multiple levels of status across a wide spectrum of individual contributors to executive management. In addition, they drive day-to-day program activities to meet overall program objectives. - Develop project plans, manage, track and report progress to plan and drive solutions to address any/all identified gaps. - Identify and prioritize project tasks and risks, drive engineering discussions and decisions on critical system parameters - Drive day-to-day activities, including build management, to meet overall project objectives - Identify and engage multi-functional collaborators for project definition decisions - Communicate status and big picture to the project team and executive management

• Industry experience (preferably Battery or Consumer Electronics) of taking technologies from concept definition to mass production.
• Technical project management experience in material development, mechanical design, simulation, or manufacturing process development
• BS in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering + 3 years of relevant experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with emphasis on lithium ion or lithium polymer battery cells a plus
• Experience in lithium-based battery
• Knowledge of current innovative production process applicable to lithium rechargeable cells
• Experience in working with suppliers to develop and qualify battery
• Experienced in setting up project plans, anticipate potential roadblocks and react proactively to mitigate against risks or impacts.
• Experience with modeling and simulation work
• Demonstrated competence in working in a fast-paced, multi-functional environment; engaged and eager to learn
• Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills as well as the ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
• Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of ambiguity. Highly adept in multi-tasking of both short-term and long-term activities
• Ability to comprehend, communicate and manage complex design tradeoffs

• Industry experience (preferably Battery or Consumer Electronics) of taking technologies from concept definition to mass production.
• Technical project management experience in material development, mechanical design, simulation, or manufacturing process development
• BS in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering + 3 years of relevant experienc