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Apple Technical Program Manager - Image Sensor & Process Integration United States, West Virginia 607437178
04.09.2025
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- Set a vision for constant product quality and operational improvements year over year. Set aggressive yield targets and drive plans to achieve.
- Drive yield improvements through careful data analysis and process development.
- Be involved at product concept to ensure products are designed for manufacturing (DFM). Build in constant design improvement for product quality, factory efficiency and product cost.
- Influence vendor selection for new products.
- Approve vendor process flow, process quality control plan(tests, methods, sample sizes, pass /fail criteria), equipment list and qualification plan, and Cosmetic specs (Ensure cosmetic standards are aligned with Module integrators).
- Manage new process introduction and special projects.
- Approve device manufacturers for Mass production readiness.
- Ensure device vendors are conforming to Apple specs and requirements.
- Ensure timely test correlation activities and close test gaps between device, module, and system.
- Contribute to mass production release reviews and verify that all we are ready to ramp.
- In mass production, lead resolution of device related quality issues in wafer fab, back-end processing, transit, and module integrator.
- Monitor and report yield, manufacturing metrics (CpK, FMEA etc.). Drive improvement programs as appropriate.
- Drive FACA for sensor related returns from integrators, field returns, and EFFA issues. Track, report and close out issues in a timely manner.
- Ensure 8D reports and PCNs are maintained accurately
- Raise and balance formal company-wide Quality Alerts
- Organize three-way meetings with device vendors and module integrators to get feedback on downstream issues and to ensure smooth co-working. Assist and arbitrate as needed.
- Manage the quality relationship with image sensor vendors. This involves regular face to face reviews, efficient vendor reporting systems and audits.
- Ensure qualification and reliability activities at vendors are in line with requirements.
- Regularly provide status reporting updates to executives and escalation when needed.
- 7 + years technical understanding of semiconductor devices, involving problem solving and issue root cause analysis / data analysis in a pressured environment
- MS / PhD in Electrical Engineering, semiconductor devices, or allied technical subject
- Interpersonal skills of leadership, communication, teamwork, project management, and influencing.
- Teamwork: constant interfacing with multiple functional teams across Apple and its suppliers
- Flexibility: Evening and weekends work will be required. The job also requires international travel.
- Good working knowledge of semiconductor devices and associated module components is preferred (e.g. silicon processing or III-V, etc.).
- Understanding of semiconductor processes (etch, litho, etc.) wafer test, yield, wafer fab process integration, wafer packaging, back-end issues.
- Familiarity with quality systems and quality control.
- Work with internal Supplier Quality Engineers at module integrators.
- Close coordination with device design team, module design team and NPI project managers.
- Interface with reliability engineering and system quality engineers
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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