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Apple is hiring a manager-level Product Design Manager based in Cupertino, CA. The posting calls out experience with Tableau, Data Analytics. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Role: Product Design Manager
Function: design
Level: manager
Track: Management
Location: Cupertino, CA
Education: Bachelor's degree
Department: Operations and Supply Chain
Posted: Jun 12, 2026

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Lead product operations and quality engineering for Apple's next-generation products through development and mass production. Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and reliability teams to ensure quality and operational success. Requires strong quality engineering, statistical analysis, failure analysis, and program management expertise with consumer electronics manufacturing experience.

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Job description

from Apple careers

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish!

The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!

Join our dynamic Product Operations team. We lead the Operations technical teams during the development of the next generation products. As the technical lead for a product line, you will partner closely with multi disciplinary teams during all phases of development to enable product success.

In this position, you will have responsibility for products prior to launch, with the goal of enabling strong quality during the development cycle. This position partners with engineering, product development, reliability engineering operations, AppleCare, and component teams. Strong Quality engineering skills in technical, statistical knowledge, Failure analysis, Exec presentations, and program management experience are essential.

To be a successful team member within Product Operations you will partner with the Operations technical team (DFx, DFm, Test, SQE, PQE and others) during product development and high volume production. As a technical advisor for the product line, you will partner closely with Engineering throughout the lifecycle of development to enable operational success through to mass production.
<h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3>BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
5+ years of experience is Quality Engineering in a Manufacturing setting
<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
Laser-focused on the smallest details and able to use data forensics to solve complex manufacturing assembly quality issues
Proven experience in one or more of the following subject areas: New Product Introduction / Design Engineering / Manufacturing Operations consumer electronics
Good understanding of electronic assembly processes
Solid understanding of statistical analysis and production control processes
Knowledgeable in data analysis and interpretation ; Tableau scripting and JMP scripting knowledge is preferred
Experience partnering with international contract manufacturers in mass production; experience traveling to manufacturing sites
Must be a self starter with innovation, integrity, and attention to detail
Outstanding communications skills