Technical Program Manager, SoftGoods
Apple
Full-time
On-site
Hanoi, Vietnam
Developer, Machine Learning
Core responsibilities include:
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT:
- Planning, proposing, and helping experiments to produce timely and accurate analyses used to drive design, development, and supply chain decisions.
- Provide assistance in assessing the suitability of a fabrication technology for a given part design. Planning validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capability. Analyzing results of validation exercises and provide technical recommendations.
- Reviewing progress of development activities at supplier locations and serve as point of escalation for critical process related issues.
NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION:
- Acts as supporting engineer to drive process development and capability assessment activities, reviewing part design documentation to ensure alignment with process capability.
- Assigns specific tasks and work with Apple suppliers to support process development and/or data gathering activities. Set clear goals for results and provide timely reviews of performance throughout program.
- Help to establish validation procedures to determine acceptance of tooling into development builds as well as mass production.
SUPPLIER EXECUTION:
- Help to review supplier tool design, process flow, equipment selection, DFM, and DOE proposals. Identify shortfalls and corrective actions to ensure design compliance.
- Work with supplier engineering teams to map out process development exercises, secure resources, and commit to schedules in line with program goals
- Assess supplier factory readiness (layout, UPH, key stations) for production ramp. Identify potential execution issues and drive provide actions to mitigate risk.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires 5+ experience supporting new product launches to mass production from a mechanical, tooling engineering, or product development perspective.
- Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering OR Tooling OR material Science.
- Must have demonstrated hands-on mechanical ability.
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to work on a variety of components that will be subassemblies or part of main assembly. Examples include, being familiar with various hardware including manufacturing and installation. molding, sanding, coating, lasers, robotic fixtures, etc.
- Experience with mechanical fabricated parts, jigs, fixtures, process tooling, and manufacturing processes is required.
- Domestic travel is requested, with in-region travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with highly cosmetic parts a plus.
- Prefer a solid understanding of DFM, DOE, GD&T, SPC techniques.
- Some experience in a manufacturing environment of high-end softgoods is advantageous.
- Post molding processes for Silicone, plastics, TPU is preferred.
- MS in Mechanical Engineering OR Tooling OR material Science is a plus.
- Knowledge of AI or ML adapt to manufacturing is a plus.
- Be familiar with data analysis tools such as JMP, Minitab, tableau. Coding(such as python, C++) and machine learning experience is a plus.