
Systems Quality Engineer - Accessory Ecosystem
Required skills
- Python
- C/C++
- Test Automation
- QA Methodology
- Test Planning
- Test Execution
- Hardware Validation
- Consumer Electronics
- Protocol-level Validation
- Firmware Validation
Nice to have
- Code Review
- AI Tooling
- Customer Impact Analysis
Role summary
Seeking a Systems Quality Engineer to ensure seamless integration between Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and their accessories. This role involves owning product quality from prototype to release, focusing on hardware protocol and firmware validation. The engineer will develop test automation and analysis tooling, primarily using Python or C/C++, and contribute to a wide range of Apple product lines. Experience with QA methodology, hardware protocols like USB, PCIe, I2C, and SPI is essential. Preferred qualifications include code review experience, understanding of USB-PD and Type-C specifications, and familiarity with AI tooling for automation.
Description
On your projects, you'll own the quality of how Apple devices, accessories, and power sources interact — from early prototypes through release — and partner teams will come to you on them. Much of that is automation, and the coverage you build outlasts the project.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field 3+ years of industry experience developing test automation or analysis tooling in Python or C/C++ Experience with QA methodology, test planning, and execution for hardware or consumer electronics products Experience with hardware protocol-level validation or firmware validation (e.g., USB, PCIe, I2C, SPI) Clear written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience reviewing others' code and guiding less-experienced engineers on design and quality Understanding of USB-PD power negotiation, Type-C specifications, and port controller firmware behavior Experience using AI tooling to move faster on automation and analysis, with the judgment to catch where its output is wrong Experience finding the issues that matter before release, and quantifying their customer impact
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
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