Engineering Program Manager — Ecodesign Strategy

Imagine what you could do here at Apple where new ideas have a way of becoming great products services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you could Apple we deliver products technologies and services to inspire creativity and enrich lives. Apple has become one of the most recognized and trusted brands in the world. As such we hold ourselves to the highest standards to maintain public and employee trust by ensuring regulatory commitment to environmental leadership extends to how every product is designed built used and recovered. The Product Analysis and Compliance Engineering (PACE) team is at the center of that commitment serving as the critical bridge between global regulatory teams government affairs legal operations and hardware engineering to ensure Apple products meet and exceed the worlds most ambitious ecodesign and sustainability are seeking a senior Engineering Program Manager to lead complex cross-functional programs that drive Apples Ecodesign compliance this role you will interpret and influence ecodesign regulations spanning energy efficiency repairability durability recyclability and material efficiency into actionable compliance plans lead stakeholder initiatives across Apples hardware portfolio and internal partners spanning the International Environmental Initiatives (IEI) Legal and Government Affairs teams (among others) to shape the regulatory landscape. This is not a passive compliance or observer role it is a leadership position where the incumbent will influence product design decisions drive engineering teams toward regulatory readiness assess compliance risk alongside legal partners and help define how the electronics industry approaches circular resource-efficient product you thrive at the intersection of sustainable engineering product design and regulatory compliance and excel at bringing order to complexity wed love to hear from you.

We are looking for self-motivated fast learners with excellent verbal and written communication skills who are eager to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders to drive the adoption of innovative solutions through product design and engineering directed at creating world-class products that meet the highest global standards for energy efficiency repairability and environmental performance. The ideal candidate will establish strong business relationships understand their goals and objectives and help navigate conflicts and competing priorities with diplomacy and data-driven insights.

Own end-to-end program management for ecodesign regulatory compliance initiatives that span all of Apples hardware product linesnnDevelop and maintain comprehensive program plans including schedules milestones Gantt charts risk registers and compliance implementation roadmaps for regulatory initiatives affecting Apple hardware (e.g. EU Energy-related Products Directive (ErP) Lot 3 Lot 5 Lot 7 and emerging Lot X measures; the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR); the EU Batteries Regulation; Frances Repairability and Durability Indices; US state-level right-to-repair legislation; and Indias emerging e-waste and resource efficiency rules)nnLead cross-functional working groups that bring together hardware engineering product design operations supply chain legal product marketing and government affairs to drive alignment on compliance strategies and timelines across the entire regulatory lifecycle from proposal through enforcementnnPartner with International Environmental Initiatives (IEI) Legal Marketing Product Design and Government Affairs to interpret draft regulations assess compliance feasibility develop Apples positioning and feed product design constraints back into the engineering organizationnnFacilitate risk assessments to evaluate regulatory exposure across product categories identifying impacts to product architecture material selection component accessibility battery design firmware/software update strategies and spare parts availability and propose mitigation strategies with clear decision frameworksnnEstablish and maintain tools and processes to track global ecodesign regulatory developments across multiple jurisdictions and assess applicability to Apples product portfolionnMonitor and synthesize emerging regulatory trends in circular economy digital product passports carbon footprint declarations and recyclability scoring methodologies to inform long-range product planningnnDrive program objectives and schedules be calm in the face of uncertainty and confident navigating ambiguity unafraid to make the hard calls

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering Industrial/Systems Engineering Sustainability Science or a related technical disciplinen8 to 10 years of experience in product environmental compliance ecodesign energy efficiency regulation or a closely related field within consumer electronics hardware manufacturing or a regulated industrynExcellent and rigorous program management skillsnDemonstrated expertise with global ecodesign regulations and frameworks including EU ErP (Energy-related Products Directive) ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) EU Batteries Regulation ENERGY STAR EU Energy Labelling and emerging repairability/durability scoring frameworks (e.g. France Repairability Index EU Repair Score)nProven track record of leading complex multi-stakeholder programs including building project plans managing schedules and dependencies conducting risk assessments and driving deliverables to completionnStrong understanding of product lifecycle principles including energy efficiency material efficiency design for disassembly repairability and end-of-life considerations as they apply to consumer electronics hardwarenExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate highly technical regulatory content into actionable guidance for engineering and business audiencesnProficiency working with senior engineering leaders and briefing executive audiencesnDemonstrated ability to influence without authority aligning cross-functional teams (engineering legal operations supply chain) around shared compliance objectivesnWillingness and ability to travel internationally (estimated 1020%)

MSME/MSEE or MBA preferred but not requirednDirect experience implementing or evaluating products for compliance to EU ecodesign or EU energy regulated products regulations particularly Monitors/Displays Standby/Networked devices External Power Supplies computers smartphones and tablets or equivalent regulations. nExperience with product energy testing energy modeling or energy efficiency certification programsnFamiliarity with lifecycle assessment (LCA) methodologies carbon footprint accounting or environmental product declarations (EPDs)nWorking knowledge of consumer electronics hardware design and manufacturing processes including an understanding of how regulatory constraints translate into product architecture decisionsnExperience engaging with regulatory bodies standards organizations (IEC CENELEC IEEE) or industry consortia on ecodesign policy development