GPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

GPU Pre-Silicon Engineering Program Manager

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

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Come and join the team that delivers the GPUs in the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch! At Apple, we focus on innovative design and disciplined execution to build the most efficient GPUs that scale across our full range of products and deliver industry-leading power and performance. We work together across hardware, software, and systems teams to build truly optimized products and amazing user experiences. To accomplish this, we need technical excellence combined with the expertise to work across the organization and to put each decision in the right context.

We are looking for a dedicated Engineering Program Manager or a technical leader who is passionate about getting into program management and inspiring the team to collaborate and deliver innovative designs within schedule constraints. The ideal candidate needs to be able to dig into sophisticated technical topics while balancing the strategic needs of the project and the tradeoffs involved in technology development.

The GPU Engineering Project Manager will be working closely with the GPU architecture, logic design, verification, power and performance, physical design, DFT and debug teams, as well as SoC, software, system and others to drive the full program lifecycle from spec definition through execution, tapeout, and support of post-silicon activities and debug.

Description

In this role, you will be embedded directly with the GPU design team and will drive the day-to-day project activities, as well as the longer-term initiatives. You will collaborate closely with the technical leads and be the main point of contact with other teams. You will be an integral part of the team and project success.

Responsibilities

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  Developing and negotiating project schedules and deliverables

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  Driving regular project meetings to focus the team on upcoming turning points and to identify and resolve technical issues, pulling in the relevant authorities and multi-functional partners when vital

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  Leading key interfaces with SoC, system, software, and CAD

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  Asking probing questions and working with the functional leads to shape project and product-level decisions and priorities.

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  Identifying risks and dependencies, generating mitigation plans, and ensuring appropriate steps are taken to resolve

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  Collecting, analyzing, and communicating project data to give an accurate picture of program status and areas that need attention

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  Communicating program status and blocking issues to multi-functional teams and different levels of management, as appropriate

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  Tracking and following up on action items

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  Defining and driving the process and tools to ensure high-quality project execution, minimal design escapes, and robust landmark completion (design freeze, tapeout, etc.) Collecting and integrating takeaways and improvements.

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  Preparing weekly status slides working with functional teams and tracking and closing action items using internal or industry-standard tools

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Minimum Qualifications

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  BS + 10 years of relevant experience or MS + 8 years of relevant experience

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  Validated experience in GPU or SOC validation

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  Meaningful experience in technical leadership and/or project management experience

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Preferred Qualifications

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  Solid understanding of chip design flow

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  Technical depth in one or more areas (architecture, logic design, verification, power/performance, physical design)

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  Equally comfortable in big-picture strategy and deep technical discussions, ability to foresee project level issues and challenges and highlight those

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  Exposure working across multiple sites and multi-functionally throughout the entire organization

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  Exposure leading critical cross functional discussions, building trust and leading through influence

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  Proven experience navigating tough situations, balancing priorities and managing constraints while running sophisticated, fast-paced, programs

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  Relevant experience on driving to continuously improve processes, methodologies, and tools

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  Strong communication and executive presentation skills

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  Strong time and task leadership skills with consistent attention to detail

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  Relevant GPU experience would be a big plus

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Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $172,100 and $305,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (

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