Engineering Project Manager (EPM) - Global Regulations & Strategy

Engineering Project Manager (EPM) - Global Regulations & Strategy

Imagine what you could do here at Apple! Do you care about how products perform, what makes them delightful yet keeps them safe and user-friendly in the deepest sense? Do you ever consider what care and intention put into Apple's product design allows us to uphold user trust and confidence? The Hardware Engineering Team in Apple's cutting-edge PACE (Product Analysis & Certification Engineering) group is responsible for ensuring our products meet international Product Safety, Environmental, EMC, and Wireless standards and regulations, but also exceed those requirements to befit Apple's expectations. We're looking for a talented professional and seasoned leader who enjoys tackling tough challenges, managing engineering issues, and leading engineers in a fast-paced and demanding product development climate. We're looking for bright, passionate people who care about the user experience and upholding the highest standards of product integrity.

Description

The Engineering Project Manager, Global Regulations & Strategy role in PACE is a high-visibility role with broad impact. You will be regularly leading reviews with cross-functional leadership on critical standards and regulations impacting Apple's business. To achieve this, you will drive alignment across the engineering (Product Safety, Environmental, EMC, and Wireless Teams) and key business partners (Legal, GA, Ops, Global Supply, and others) while ensuring broad awareness of the latest standards and regulations for each domain. You will work closely with internal engineering teams and senior managers to ensure our products meet the highest international and Apple-specified requirements. If this sounds like a perfect fit, and a challenge built for you, then read on! In particular, we are looking for candidates with relevant regulatory program management experience in one or more of the following disciplines : Ecodesign, Product Environmental & Chemical Compliance, Biocompatibility, Packaging Regulations, EMC, Wireless, and / or Safety Design. Ideal candidates will have meaningful work experience in delivering hardware products that satisfy these myriad demands.

Responsibilities

You will drive Strategic Regulatory progress inclusive of tracking Product Safety, Environmental, EMC, and Wireless standards / regulations and their impact to Apple's business. You will develop, refine, and uphold project schedules needed to ensure the continued development of our internal regulatory tracker. You will oversee issue and priority management efforts among Engineering Program Managers to make data-driven decisions impacting product integrity, and ultimately Apple as a whole. You will be responsible for communicating and delivering briefings and updates to senior engineering management and executives to enable rapid decision-making within Apple's product development life cycle. You will also work alongside engineering leaders to engage in external-facing outreach to technical bodies, committees, and even regulators, to champion Apple priorities. You will engage with cross-functional partners to drive consensus, define clear objectives, and manage competing tradeoffs across programs in the Wireless regulation space. You will also drive process discipline, technical rigor, and help close critical gaps throughout our compliance processes. Where needed, you will be charged with helping to build and implement scalable systems that enable predictability and consistency across programs. You will also be charged with facilitating escalation management, and provide updates to executive leadership, while ensuring information flows across teams are seamless and aligned to organizational priorities. You will manage key project management collaborative, tracking, and communications tools and systems. You will also administer effective use of those systems to ensure established processes are followed.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience. At least 7-10 years of experience in technical program management, issues project management, or a related role, within a hardware development or NPI environment. Equivalent experience in relevant fields to be considered on a case-by-case basis. Strong overall experience in the regulatory or comparable domain with broad understanding of regulations, advocacy, standards, and overall ability to interpret regulations for product and schedule impact. Great ability to synthesize regulations into strategies for product delivery roadmaps. Exceptional collaborative leadership style with innate understanding of product development and a sense of drive to deliver impeccable product experiences. Organizational effectiveness and attention to detail are vital. Demonstrated skills in project management tools, schedule development / management, and leadership experience. Proven ability to work cross-functionally, harness the powers of teamwork, and relate to a myriad of technical partners. Highly effective communicator, using both spoken and written forms; sharp interpersonal skills who understand how to communicate across varied audiences in a climate of debate. Sound executive presence with the strong ability to communicate at the senior leadership levels. Strong hunger factor and courageous spirit with a proclivity towards action and creative problem-solving. Calm under fire, high resilience, and interest in complex problem-solving within a challenging and fast-paced environment. Ability to travel unrestricted, up to 15% of the time. This role requires periodic travels to address anticipated (and unanticipated) project demands.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience or an MBA is a plus. Experience interfacing with government, agency, and / or regulatory officials while navigating sensitive geopolitical situations is highly desirable. Experience in international and / or regional Product Safety, Environmental, EMC, and Wireless standards / regulations, and / or government affairs is a big plus. Experience with high-volume manufacturing and product development is also desirable. Foreign language proficiency relevant in major markets is desirable.

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 $172,100 and $305,600, 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.