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Apple Vision Product Design Engineering Program Manager

Apple · San Jose, CA · posted 19 days ago

In short: Apple Vision Product Design Engineering Program Manager at Apple in San Jose, CA, posted 19 days ago.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

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The job

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EmployerApple
LocationSan Jose, California
FieldEngineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering
LevelSenior Level
Source categoryDesign and UX
Posted2026-10-20 (19 days ago)
Work arrangementOn-site at the location listed
PayNot published in the source listing

Job description

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something.

Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible - all while staying connected to the people around us.

Description

PD EPM is a hands-on programmatic role where you and your team will be responsible for delivering the mechanical assembly through the entire program life-cycle-from architecture definition and early design to mass production. It includes frequent multi-disciplinary collaboration with teams like Product Design, Industrial Design, Materials, Manufacturing, SoC, Display, Camera, Antenna, Battery, and more. You will be responsible for driving the program through the entire development process, creating and maintaining streamlined schedules, driving PD and cross-functional progress, managing manufacturing/assembly upstream and at the CM through China trips, and presenting multiple levels of status updates to org leaders and executives.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with Product Design, Industrial Design, Operations, and System Architecture

Wide knowledge of product development processes including detailed understanding of manufacturing processes and tooling timelines

Shipped multiple full life-cycle programs with demonstrated experience in early architecture, development build NPI execution, and operational mass-production

Experience as primary point of contact with vendors and CM partners to establish a daily build plan, provide clear direction and guidance to meet the program and build objectives

Minimum Qualifications

4+ years of combined experience in program management and mechanical/electrical engineering delivering products comprised of multiple materials

Experience leading full life-cycle product development in highly dynamic and ambiguous work environments, supporting the mechanical assembly and integration of multiple technologies

Excellent communication, teamwork, cross-functional engagement, and strong presentation skills

Ability to anticipate functional direction and roadblocks, prioritize parallel closure paths, effectively distill and communicate relevant data to the appropriate functional and leadership teams

Self-motivated and detail-oriented with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities

Experience engaging with manufacturers on DFM, FAI/CPK, QC, and production timelines

BSME/SE/EE degree or equivalent; MS degree preferred

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 $144,600 and $263,800, 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

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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About the role

This is a Senior Level role in the Engineering, Construction and Energy field (Manufacturing and hardware engineering) at Apple. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

We could not match this job title to one occupation in the official wage statistics, so no pay estimate is shown. Pay is not in the source listing; ask the employer for the range and compare in the 240 job niches.

Does the pay work here? (estimate)

Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set; set your own state tax rate. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.

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The city

The job is in San Jose, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How San Jose compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, San Jose is #3 by population, #30 for household income (#1 = highest), #110 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #48 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, Santa Clara County, is #1 of 58 counties for average pay ($197,043).

The place in numbers

San Jose has 990,138 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 2.5% of the population of California. It covers 178 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 5,564 people per square mile. The median age is 38.2, about the same as the state median (38.2 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,669 a month (rent plus utilities), 31% above the state median ($2,669 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.9% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,233,200, which is 8.4 times the median household income ($146,427); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 55.8% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (55.8% against 55.9%).

Work and pay

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area has 1,134,970 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $84,050 a year, 65% above the national median ($84,050 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are computer and mathematical (149,970 jobs, median $186,320); management (115,110 jobs, median $210,750); business and financial operations (94,210 jobs, median $125,240). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (3.9 times) and architecture and engineering (2.5 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($210,750) and legal ($195,190). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Santa Clara County was 4.2%. 67.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Santa Clara County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 62.9% drive alone, 2.4% use public transit, 1.8% walk, 20.3% work from home. 15.3% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 21% below the state average (15.3% against 19.4%).

People and education

47.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 28% above the state share (47.3% against 37.1%). 42.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 56% above the state share (42.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 8.1%, 32% below the state rate (8.1% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 68°F (19.8°C), and the coolest is Jan at 47°F (8.3°C). About 510 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (114 mm) and Jul the driest (0 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Campbell (8 miles, similar rent); Los Gatos (9 miles, rent 22% higher); Santa Clara (10 miles, rent 13% higher); Milpitas (10 miles, rent 17% higher). Rent differences are against San Jose; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of San Jose, CA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅Distance from the job city ⇅Median rent ⇅Median home value ⇅Median household income ⇅Commute 45+ min ⇅Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅Open jobs there ⇅
San Jose, CA0 mi$2,669$1,233,200$146,42715.3%n/aJobs
Campbell, CA8 mi$2,737$1,617,000$145,26810.4%n/aJobs
Los Gatos, CA9 mi$3,247$2,000,001$217,55417.6%n/a—
Santa Clara, CA10 mi$3,016$1,582,600$178,9588.9%n/a—
Milpitas, CA10 mi$3,120$1,251,700$178,79815.2%n/aJobs
Saratoga, CA12 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0018.3%n/a—
Cupertino, CA13 mi$3,501$2,000,001$234,7079.1%n/aJobs
Sunnyvale, CA13 mi$3,039$1,801,800$186,1709.0%n/aJobs
Morgan Hill, CA15 mi$2,474$1,210,200$163,92032.9%n/a—
Fremont, CA15 mi$2,933$1,403,800$181,50623.6%n/aJobs
Mountain View, CA16 mi$3,062$1,927,000$189,9179.3%n/aJobs
Los Altos, CA16 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0018.3%n/a—
Los Altos Hills, CA18 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,00118.0%n/a—
Newark, CA19 mi$2,776$1,142,800$169,06422.2%n/a—
Palo Alto, CA19 mi$3,484$2,000,001$231,1018.2%n/aJobs
East Palo Alto, CA21 mi$2,244$1,102,600$113,4939.7%n/a—
Menlo Park, CA22 mi$3,239$2,000,001$210,02511.5%n/aJobs
Gilroy, CA24 mi$2,301$1,027,400$133,10732.4%n/a—
Atherton, CA24 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0017.0%n/a—
Union City, CA24 mi$2,713$1,104,900$133,71524.0%n/a—

Career paths

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far San Jose, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

Sort:
From ⇅Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅Population of that city ⇅
San Jose, CA0 mi990,138
San Francisco, CA73 mi830,235
Los Angeles, CA296 mi3,857,263
San Diego, CA407 mi1,389,526
Phoenix, AZ604 mi1,642,323
Seattle, WA714 mi754,195
Denver, CO930 mi718,877
Oklahoma City, OK1,354 mi697,125
Fort Worth, TX1,414 mi963,194
San Antonio, TX1,444 mi1,479,835
Dallas, TX1,446 mi1,307,930
Austin, TX1,459 mi979,539
Houston, TX1,602 mi2,328,253
Chicago, IL1,832 mi2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN1,923 mi885,860
Columbus, OH2,087 mi914,802
Charlotte, NC2,270 mi903,844
Jacksonville, FL2,337 mi977,670
Philadelphia, PA2,497 mi1,579,706
New York, NY2,550 mi8,483,844

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

Sort:
City ⇅Straight-line distance ⇅Open jobs ⇅
Campbell, CA8 mi7
Milpitas, CA10 mi2
Sunnyvale, CA13 mi12
Fremont, CA15 mi2
Palo Alto, CA19 mi24
Capitola, CA23 mi1
Pleasanton, CA26 mi1
Redwood City, CA27 mi27
Belmont, CA30 mi2
Alameda, CA39 mi15
San Francisco, CA73 mi587
Sacramento, CA90 mi38

The employer

Apple is the employer in this listing. See all its open jobs here →

Company description (from The Muse): Working at Apple means doing more than you ever thought possible and having more impact than you ever imagined.

size: Large Size; industries: Consumer Goods & Services, Information Technology, Software, Technology; locations on The Muse: Cupertino, CA.

It is among the 200 largest US-headquartered employers in our list, with about 166,000 employees worldwide (year not stated). Company page with headquarters, state economy and official links →

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What is the Apple Vision Product Design Engineering Program Manager job at Apple?

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Median rent in San Jose is $2,669 a month and median household income $146,427 (ACS 2020–2024).

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