iPhone Product Design (PD) Budget Engineering Program Manager

Job description

At Apple, we believe our greatest innovations start with our people. By embracing a diverse team, we spark creativity and curiosity. With talented and motivated individuals, we drive innovation and achieve remarkable results! Together, we collaborate and tackle challenges to create exceptional products for our customers. When we all contribute our unique skills and strengths, we unlock our full potential and accomplish extraordinary things. You won’t just be joining a team—you’ll be making a meaningful impact and achieving incredible milestones together. Here at Apple, your contributions will shape the future, and you’ll have the opportunity to do the best work of your life.

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and you will help to create the next generation of the world’s finest electronic devices. The PD Budget Engineering Project Manager role uniquely combines technical and financial expertise to drive budget and cost for iPhone engineering product development for the PD mechanical design engineering organization.

The iPhone PD Budget Engineering Program Manager is responsible for leading product budget planning, forecasting, tracking, and governance across iPhone engineering development programs for the Product Design organization. This role provides comprehensive oversight of mechanical design development-related expenditures, including materials, tooling, prototypes, testing, manufacturing, and other engineering investments throughout the product development lifecycle.

Working closely with program PD EPMs, PD, Material PD, Manufacture Design and other cross-functional stakeholders, the PD Budget EPM develops and maintains detailed program budgets, drives budget planning and review processes, and ensures alignment between technical development objectives and financial commitments. The role serves as a key partner to engineering leadership, providing insights, risk assessments, and recommendations that support informed decision-making and fiscal accountability.

A critical component of this position is preparing and delivering budget and cost reviews for senior leadership and executive teams. Success in this role requires strong analytical capabilities, exceptional organizational skills, effective cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to communicate complex technical and financial information with clarity and confidence.

<h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3>Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience in program management, engineering operations, finance, cost management, supply chain, or related functions; consumer electronics experience preferred.
Strong analytical, budgeting, and financial management skills, with the ability to assess risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and drive data-informed decisions.
Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex technical and financial information for diverse audiences.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.
<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex technical and financial information for diverse audiences.