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Systems Quality Engineer - Accessory Ecosystem

Cupertino, CAOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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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.

Customers plug an accessory into an Apple product and expect it to just work. We find the problems customers would have run into, before they do. Our team validates that experience between Apple products like iPhone, iPad, and Mac — and the accessories and power sources customers rely on. Your work will impact several of Apple's product lines and a wide range of accessories customers connect to them. We're looking for a hands-on engineer who will own the quality of their projects, who isn't afraid to speak up when they believe an approach is wrong or a product isn't ready, and who wants the tooling they build to expand what the whole team can do. Come join our team!

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

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