Apple
Technical Program Manager - Mac
$164K–$246K
Cupertino, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in precision assembly, inspection, and validation.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering field; Master's degree considered a plus.
About the job
Leads manufacturing engineering and operations for Mac product development, from pre-production preparation through high-volume production, resolving technical issues across vendors and sites.
What you'll do
- Lead manufacturing operations across multiple vendors and sites, including contract manufacturer readiness for pre-production builds.
- Develop, document, optimize, and validate production processes and technologies to improve quality, capacity, and efficiency.
- Coordinate engineering teams, project planning, failure analysis, and communication on program technical health.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of strong work experience in precision assembly, inspection, and validation.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering field.
- Consistent record of cost reduction, project management and engineering design.
- Understand and tolerance stack ups for assemblies and part level.
Nice to have
- Meaningful experience in introducing products into manufacturing, or high volume production.
- Strong knowledge of GD&T principles; working knowledge of pneumatics, servomotors, PLC and PC-based control systems; JMP, Minitab & Six Sigma experience.
Pay
USD $163,500 and USD $246,200 (base salary)
Tools
SMT, Design of Experiments (DOE), Six Sigma, JMP, Minitab, GD&T, PLC, PC-based control systems
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