
Mac Power Validation Engineer
Required skills
- Mac technologies
- power consumption
- power management
- battery life
- power efficiency
- test planning
- validation
- issue resolution
- Python
- shell scripting
Nice to have
- MS EE/CS
- 2 years of experience
Role summary
The Product Systems Quality team is seeking a motivated engineer to test and optimize power and power efficiency for new Mac technologies. This role focuses on improving battery life and energy efficiency, contributing to both product quality and environmental sustainability. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software, QA, and hardware engineers, and project managers. Responsibilities include test planning, validation, issue identification, and driving resolutions. Experience with Python and shell scripting for automation and tool development is preferred. A BS in EE/CS or equivalent experience with 1 year in QA/testing (preferably Power QA) is required, along with an understanding of computer architecture, OS concepts, EE fundamentals, and power management. Excellent communication and data presentation skills are essential.
Description
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding battery life and power efficiency to our customers. This involves close collaboration in a cross-functional team of software developers, QA engineers, hardware engineers, and project managers.
Minimum Qualifications
BS EE/CS or equivalent experience preferred 1 year of experience in QA, Quality or Testing environment (Power QA preferred) Understanding of computer architecture, operating system concepts, EE fundamentals, and concepts of power consumption and power management Ability to dive deep technically, learn new technologies, and understand the small technical nuances of a system Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting data to cross-functional teams and/or management Experience in test planning, validation, uncovering issues, and driving issues to resolution with engineering teams Coding and scripting experience to support basic automation and tool development (Python and shell preferred)
Preferred Qualifications
MS EE/CS 2 years of experience in QA, Quality or Testing environment (Power QA preferred)
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