Job Details

Engineering Program Manager, AirPods Firmware

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Jul 11, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200612565

Are you passionate about exceptional engineering? Join our team and help us develop creative solutions to deep engineering challenges. We champion engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation. In this highly collaborative role, you’ll lead program management efforts and work with various Apple engineering teams to build innovative technologies for world-renowned Apple products.

The Apple Audio Products Engineering team is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to help drive collaboration between cross-functional engineering teams for embedded firmware development and coordination of features with OS teams and HW engineering.

Description

Apple is seeking an experienced Engineering Program Manager. This role will be instrumental in the development and delivery of Audio Products features. You will oversee the comprehensive execution of software and embedded firmware development plans throughout the product lifecycle and delivery phases.

We are seeking an individual with a passion for excellence and the ability to swiftly adapt to changes. Strong communication skills are paramount, as you will interact with diverse teams, encompassing software engineering, hardware engineering, electrical engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and other resources both within and outside Apple.

Your responsibilities will encompass the development and leadership of comprehensive project plans. You will identify and address conflicting motivations and priorities among multidisciplinary engineers to foster design convergence, schedule alignment, and strategic consensus. Furthermore, you will identify and drive program multi-functional dependencies between teams. Additionally, you will grasp complex technical concepts and abstract key issues and risks into a practical format suitable for executive management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• At least 2 years of project management experience

• Self-starter with a strong sense of personal responsibility and a technical orientation

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically and tactically and to build consensus in achieving project deliverables

• Ability to break down complexity and ambiguity into simple steps with clear milestones

• Experience in shipping consumer products and leading them through the entire product life cycle

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with diverse teams and interact, influence, collaborate, and negotiate effectively at all levels of management

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 $141,800 and $258,600, 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.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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 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.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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