Firmware Quality Engineer - Wireless Power Division
The Wireless Power Technology team develops bleeding-edge Wireless Charging designs that are central to Apple's products - the iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods and more. New challenges arise everyday that require the sharp problem-solving skills of talented & smart individuals. The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity & innovation. Apple is known for having the highest quality products in the world; in this role, you will be directly responsible for the quality of your technology, working collaboratively with developers and industry leading wireless power experts in a fast-paced, dynamic team that never compromises when it comes to delivering a world class experience to millions of customers around the world.
Description
Responsibilities: - Owning the quality of wireless power firmware, software and algorithms in embedded applications - Hunting down bugs, clearly and concisely documenting issues, and tenaciously driving them to resolution - Developing and executing intelligent automated and manual test cases - Writing comprehensive test guidelines from engineering specifications and data sheets - Working multi-functionally to drive quality and communicate results - Using diagnostic software and hardware to isolate and debug complex issues - Analyzing field data to inform future design You will be a motivated individual who: - Independently follows up on issues - Is comfortable collaborating with developers to resolve low level issues - Understands and discusses highly technical issues with developers - Thoroughly analyzes how new features or designs impact the customer experience
Minimum Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification(s) in the field of electrical engineering or computer science, computer systems
- Strong knowledge of validation strategies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven skills in bug hunting and regression testing
- Coding skills in Python, Bash, Swift, C++, AppleScript or other scripting languages
Preferred Qualifications
- Track record of shipping great consumer facing products
- Use of hardware debugging tools - Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers
- Experience with embedded software architecture and languages such as C, Objective C, C++
- Experience with USB-C, USB-PD and other USB power protocols
- Experience developing and deploying test automation tools and frameworks
- Experience writing device drivers, instrumentation drivers and robot control drivers for use in automated testing