Technical Program Manager - Mac

Cupertino Until 9/21/2026 5+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal 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 create products — they create 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.

Description

It takes deeply dedicated, intelligent and hard-working individuals to maintain and exceed the high expectations for the exciting brand at Apple. You will lead a team of engineers (DFx, DFm, test, SQE, PQE, etc.) and others in support of new product development as well as sustaining operations and ensuring the contract manufacturer readiness for very high volume production. You will bring your knack and thirst to drive all technical operational issues related to SMT and system integration processes to ensure effective closure of all issues to enable operational success of the entire new product introduction cycle and into the mass production phase.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of strong work experience in precision assembly, inspection, and validation.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering field

Preferred Qualifications

Meaningful experience in introducing products into manufacturing, or high volume production a large plus.
Excellent project management skills, experience working in a matrix organization.
Direct experience leading any of the following functional engineering teams a plus (ME, EE, TE, DFX, Etc.).
Shown bottom line project management experience. (Planning, Cost, & Delivery).
Experience working with International OEM partners.
Ability to travel internationally up to 40%.
You should have the ability to communicate effectively in a worldwide environment.
New product introduction and Manufacturing Operations experience desired.
You should have validated working experience with DFm & DFx
Consistent record of cost reduction, project management and engineering design required.
Required to understand and tolerance stack ups for assemblies and part level.
Strong knowledge of GD&T principles a plus
Working knowledge of pneumatics, servomotors, PLC and PC-based control systems a plus.
JMP, Minitab & Six Sigma experience a plus.
Master's degree considered a plus

About this role

Summary

Lead engineering teams and manage operations for new product manufacturing at Apple.

Job title

Technical Program Manager - Mac

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Cupertino, remote not allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

precision assemblyinspectionvalidationproject managementinternational collaboration

Preferred skills

DFmDFxcost reductionGD&TpneumaticsservomotorsPLCSix SigmaMinitabJMP

Specializations

manufacturingproduct introductionsystem integrationproject management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City