Strategic Design Engineering, Global Supply Manager - Mechanicals

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• Successful SDE GSMs thrive in a rapidly changing environment and constantly
• drive excellence across their own responsibilities as well as that of team
• members and partners. They frequently leverage strategic internal relationships
• to effectively collaborate with engineering, operations and other Apple teams.
• They are able to make smart decisions with the information available, think and
• stay focused under pressure, and communicate concisely and effectively with
• senior management as well as peers. *Engage with engineering teams during early
• product development phases to drive overall architecture towards the right cost
• by providing quick feedback on baseline architecture, challenging teams on
• underlying assumptions, and helping identify and evaluate alternatives *Where
• relevant, work with early development supplier partners to help define overall
• architecture, while still balancing for cost *Investigate and propose
• alternative manufacturing processes, materials, designs, and suppliers that
• optimize cost for our x-functional engineering partners *Manage overall
• mechanicals cost BOM, and influence cross-functional teams to validate and
• implement creative alternatives needed to meet cost target *Collaborate closely
• with partners in Ops to understand down-stream (FATP) impact of upstream design
• decisions, and work closely with Engineering teams and supplier partners to
• optimize *Identify the right supplier partners to work with (and think broadly,
• about the right strategy) to secure product quality, supply, and long-term
• cost-competitiveness, all on an aggressive, timeline *Develop supplier
• relationships to “train” vendor mind-sets to align with strategic organizational
• needs *Identify and drive “special projects” related to costs, and develop into
• scalable cost solutions that can be applied across various Apple products over
• time *Liaise between operational cross-functional teams and operations-focused
• GSM teammates as needed, to support quality, capacity, and supply

Required

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related engineering
• field Intimate knowledge / understanding of a typical stage/gate product
• development process Strong technical background, with an ability to quickly
• understand various aspects of a product’s design, and the manufacturing
• processes necessary to materialize the design, and assembly and testing steps
• needed to execute it at scale Factory experience, particularly related to
• forming and finishing processes related to plastics, composites, and metal FATP
• experience, ideally within consumer electronics Deep expertise with “should
• cost” modeling and developing (and maintaining) a costed BOM Strong PM-ing
• skills… ability to manage wide and diverse activities with disparate
• stakeholders, by focusing on key deliverables and effectively driving next steps
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, capable of working in
• multinational environments Excellent soft skills; flexibility to adapt to
• dynamic and rapidly changing environments Ability to travel ~20%
• internationally, ~30% domestically

Preferred

• BSME, or equivalent. MBA a plus Product design exposure or experience, with a
• deep interest in designing for cost Managing a costed BOM during early product
• architecture. Ability to identify, manage, and drive Opportunities and Risks
• Experience working across functions (Industrial design, Product design,
• Manufacturing design, Operations), and with suppliers… ability to influence
• across multi-functional teams Top-notch analytical skills, with ability to
• toggle between detail-orientated and strategic, large-picture thinking “Team
• lead” experience, guiding / leading less experienced teammates within subject
• matter area