Apple · 2 months ago
Wireless Firmware Test Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
10+ years expApple is seeking an experienced Lead Wireless Firmware Test Engineer to drive quality strategy and lead a team of QA engineers. The role involves establishing testing frameworks, mentoring team members, and spearheading automation initiatives while managing test coverage across multiple projects.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Establish robust FW test process and methodology to help drive efficient and high quality test of wireless FW: feature functionality, stability and performance
Drive cross- functional communication, project/schedule planning, dependency and risk management
Develop test infrastructure, and continuous integration flow for pre-silicon development and post-silicon validation, system integration and debug, including pre-check in, nightly/weekly/release regression test
Work on test plan, manual and automatic test setup/scripts, publish test reports, collect test logs, first screen of test failure/debug
Build pre-Silicon, post-silicon reference board test setups, as well as production specific test setups
Design and Develop innovative ideas that tackle automation and execution problems
Support development in debugging and reproducing issues, work with system QA on bug reproduce, log/statistic collection, run debug test with debug FW build, etc
Create test result dashboard, support bug triage meetings
Qualification
Required
Bachelors +10 years of relevant industry experience
WIFI or Bluetooth experience
Previous experience as a lead or manager
Proven Understanding of Python
Strong wireless/PHY/radio fundamentals
Preferred
10+ years of proven experience as a Silicon firmware test engineer
Experience in FW/SW white box testing, including test plan design, implementation, documentation, and maintenance
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills: analyze and investigate test failures, errors, build issues, and be able to drive issues to completion accurately
Thrive in a collaborative environment and be comfortable working with multi-functional teams
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Understanding of embedded SW fundamentals and low-level hardware interfaces
Standout ability in collaboration, communication, and partnerships
Proactive, positive, dedicated, inventive, and willing to address challenges
Excellent knowledge and experience with test methodologies (unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, functional testing, etc)
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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