Embedded Quality Engineering Manager, Camera

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$183,700–$319,800 / yr
Posted
52 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Embedded Quality Engineering Manager, Camera

The Embedded Quality Engineering Manager – Camera leads a team of engineers responsible for qualifying camera and ISP firmware and drivers. This role involves managing, mentoring, and growing engineering talent while remaining technically engaged in automation development, test execution, and technical problem-solving. Key responsibilities include owning the camera and ISP quality test strategy, writing and maintaining automation code in Python, and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Git and embedded build systems. The manager must partner with firmware engineers, architects, and project managers to define quality standards for functionality, performance, power, and stability. The work focuses on validating the ISP pipeline, including auto-exposure, auto-focus, and color spaces, while diagnosing complex firmware defects using logs, traces, and instrumented builds on embedded devices.

What you'll do

  • Manage, mentor, and grow a team of engineers while setting technical direction for the group.
  • Own the camera and ISP quality test strategy, including functionality, performance, power, and stability.
  • Write and maintain automation code in Python to execute test plans and develop internal tooling.
  • Present test results, quality metrics, and risk assessments to senior leadership and partner teams.
  • Partner with firmware and driver teams to define quality standards and expand CI/CD test coverage.
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop engineering talent to solve complex embedded camera quality challenges.
  • Diagnose and triage complex firmware defects using logs, traces, and instrumented builds.

What we're looking for

  • BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
  • 6+ years of experience in quality or test engineering, including 2+ years leading or managing engineers.
  • 6+ years of experience defining and executing test strategy for embedded firmware, drivers, or system software.
  • 6+ years of experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks in Python or a comparable scripting language in macOS or Linux.
  • Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Git and embedded build systems.
  • Experience testing hardware and backend integration points on embedded devices.
  • Experience validating camera or ISP firmware, including the ISP pipeline, auto-exposure, auto-focus, and video formats (preferred).
  • Experience performing image quality evaluation using test charts, light boxes, or measurement equipment (preferred).

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