DRAM Strategic Supply Chain Management Engineering Program Manager

At Apple we craft the future of technology and make the impossible happen. From iPhone to Mac to Apple Vision Pro it all starts with a vision made possible through Apple Silicon. Our latest SoCs are the result of planning and execution that were many years in the making. Join us to do your lifes best work in this rare opportunity to help define the next big thing that will surprise and delight the world!nnThe Hardware Engineering organization is the team that delivers Apples industry-leading custom SoCs the silicon at the heart of every Apple product. Within this organization our DRAM team partners with the worlds leading memory suppliers to bring the most advanced memory technologies to life alongside Apple silicon. We are looking for a seasoned Strategic Supply Chain Management Engineering Program Manager to be at the center of the action driving DRAM technology strategy engineering qualification programs and supplier technical roadmaps that power the next generation of Apple products.

In this role you will sit at the critical intersection of silicon engineering memory technology and product programs to drive DRAM technology decisions for years to come. You will bring a deep understanding of the memory/semiconductor industry and the intricacies of relationships between internal silicon design packaging system and operations teams to lead supplier engagements and enable smooth ramps of high volume technically complex memory devices across Apples product this multifaceted role you will own DRAM technology strategy from technology selection through long-term roadmap alignment. You will drive decisions on technology adoption build priorities and risk mitigation while providing engineering-informed inputs to NPI supply cost models in partnership with Global Supply Management (GSM). You will harness worldwide memory supplier capabilities to Apples advantage and optimize supplier engineering performance by monitoring and influencing key metrics such as yield quality reliability and technical readiness. You will rapidly synthesize complex engineering qualification and supply data into clear narratives for senior leadership and proactively identify risks that could impact product strategy. The role includes periodic international travel to supplier sites primarily in Korea and Taiwan.

Develop and drive multi-year DRAM technology and qualification plans aligned to Apples silicon and product roadmaps spanning LPDDR5X LPDDR6 and HBM-class closely with Global Supply Management (GSM) Silicon Engineering DRAM Packaging and System Engineering teams to drive technical engagements with DRAM Apples silicon engineering requirements to supplier executives and align on product-level organizational alignment on critical decisions and risks by synthesizing complex findings into clear actionable recommendations for senior Apple leadership and supplier DRAM technology qualification programs and NPI execution from initial sampling through mass production owning engineering schedules milestone tracking and critical path risk mitigation across silicon design packaging validation and reliability DRAM technology trade-offs (density power performance package form factor) and make recommendations that influence silicon architecture and product and maintain DRAM technology comparison frameworks to inform multi-generational platform decisions (e.g. LPDDR5X LPDDR6 HBM).nCoordinate engineering-informed inputs to NPI supply cost models including yield projections technology complexity assessments and qualification cost with GSM to ensure cost targets reflect technical realities and risk.

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Materials Science Industrial Engineering or related technical field plus 20 years of relevant experience in semiconductor/memory technology development qualification or NPI program management including direct technical engagement with memory or semiconductor suppliers.

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Materials Science or related knowledge of the DRAM/memory industry including technology roadmaps supplier landscape manufacturing processes JEDEC standards and commercial of DRAM architecture and device physics (cell structure refresh mechanisms error correction signal integrity) and packaging technologies (PoP fan-out interposer-based).nExperience with memory qualification methodologies including environmental and lifetime reliability testing (HTOL LTOL HAST) characterization and failure supplier engagement experience including capacity and schedule planning critical messaging and executive escalation. Experience working with international supplier engineering teams is a managing high volume silicon manufacturing processes across the full NPI lifecycle working with Silicon Engineering Packaging Quality Platform Architecture and Operations cross-functional leadership with a strong track record of influencing without authority driving consensus and resolving critical problems under to synthesize complex engineering and supply chain data into clear actionable messaging for executive ability to track details across complex engineering qualification material and capacity of DRAM commercial dynamics and ability to partner with GSM on cost-informed engineering to travel domestically and internationally as needed.