SoC Product Concept Engineering Program Manager
Apple
Product, Operations
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 141,800-258,600 / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 28, 2026
At Apple, we craft the future of technology and make the impossible happen. From iPhones and iPads to Watches and Home Products, it all starts with a vision made possible through Apple Silicon. The groundbreaking custom SoCs and chipsets are the result of planning and execution that were years in the making. Come join us to do your life's best work in this rare opportunity to help define the next big thing that will surprise and delight the world!
We are looking for a versatile Engineering Program Manager who can work comfortably within SoC, Platform Architecture, System, and Software domains. The ideal candidate is a leader who is able to garner collaboration across the organization to bring about both planning and execution alignment for new products that originate from our portfolio of SoCs. This is a phenomenal opportunity to apply your breadth of technical expertise and effective program management skills, to influence and drive convergence towards a committed plan to utilize custom SoC and chipsets on future iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Home products.
- Garner alignment between SoC/Chipset, Product, and SW team leaders on product definition and converge on a robust support plan for executive approval.
- Throughout the Product Concept planning process, help identify key program risks and support gaps - and drive a mitigation strategy.
- Facilitate key decisions for SoC chipset through trade-off analysis that incorporates technical, schedule, resources, supply-chain, and cost.
- In partnership with SoC/System/SW organizations, develop program schedules and guide, rally, and track cohesive support plans for successful execution.
- Identify critical path and dependent activities, and track/coordinate efforts across teams.
- Drive SoC and Product roadmap alignment in a leadership forum with multiple lines of business.
- BS in technical field +3 years relevant experience.
- Proven SoC and Consumer Product Product planning experience.
- Experience and/or knowledge of SoCs with various IP that goes into consumer products.
- Ability to distill and summarize high-level trade-off analyses across both technical, commercial, and customer impacts.
- Validated technical program management and organizational skills.
- Technical breadth to grasp vertical system integration challenges at the intersection of SoC/silicon, system engineering, and software.
- Ability to comprehend a breadth of technical topics and be able to decipher program-level risks.
- Can work collaboratively and multi-functionally across different functional leadership.
- Able to influence others without authority while growing trust across the company.
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