Apple’s CapEx Early Engagement Team sits at a unique intersection of manufacturing, engineering, and finance – allowing individuals broad insight into the launch of new products. The Team plays a critical role in finding ways to optimize the manufacturing process by identifying and implementing better ways of designing, managing and buying the equipment used in the manufacturing of our products. This demanding and fast-paced role requires a broad set of skills: engineering, data, and operations knowledge to identify opportunities; working with varied teams from engineering to procurement to influence opportunities to work on; and adept and detail-oriented program management skills to see an opportunity being executed to a successful completion. A CapEx Early Engagement team member has the ability to bring a large benefit to Apple’s bottom line. The role includes the following main duties: - Understand the technical aspects of equipment/stations in Apple factories to identify opportunities for cost/space optimization - Be adept with data analysis in order to identify and parse process-related opportunities. - Be a genuine relationship builder and drive cross-functional teams on consensus of the opportunities. - Know how to organize projects including schedules, teams, and motivation, and be able to think multiple steps ahead in order to mitigate project risks. - Be skilled with numbers, such as being able to calculate ROIs and budgets. - Succinctly communicate overall equipment status to the management team - Travel internationally to support early project planning and execution (up to 25%)