Instrumentation & Test SW Dev Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
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About Apple Inc

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 · Instrumentation & Test SW Dev Engineer

The Instrumentation & Test SW Dev Engineer joins the Instrumentation and Test team to architect, design, and deploy comprehensive test solutions including hardware, software, and firmware platforms. This role involves developing critical test methodologies for sensor characterization, calibration, and validation across new product introduction and mass production phases. Key responsibilities include authoring engineering requirement documents, prototyping and debugging instruments, performing root cause analysis, and acting as a supplier liaison to support manufacturing partners. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in system or application-level test software or instrumentation hardware design. Required technical skills include proficiency in C/C++ or Python, experience with electronics debugging tools, and electrical engineering fundamentals like reading schematics. The role focuses on solving complex testing challenges for high-volume consumer electronics involving touch, sensing, and display technologies through structured problem-solving methodologies like Design of Experiments.

What you'll do

  • Architect and design instrumentation hardware, software, and firmware platforms to test and calibrate sensors.
  • Develop production instrumentation software and manage the rollout of supplier systems.
  • Author technical engineering requirements documents for sensing technology instrumentation.
  • Prototype, bring up, debug, and characterize instruments for new product development.
  • Perform defect root cause analysis and track issues within a bug database.
  • Act as a supplier liaison to support instrumentation bring-up and qualification of engineering builds.
  • Create comprehensive test plans, define test cases, and develop validation methodologies for complex systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science degree.
  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in programming languages like C/C++ or Python.
  • End-to-end test design experience creating and documenting comprehensive test plans, cases, and validation methodologies (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with electronics debugging tools (preferred).
  • Electrical engineering fundamentals including the ability to read schematics, layouts, and component data-sheets (preferred).
  • Experience testing high-volume consumer electronics, particularly touch, sensing, or display technologies (preferred).
  • Ability to perform statistical data analysis and use structured problem-solving like Design of Experiments (preferred).

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