HID - Firmware Quality Engineer - Input Devices

Posted: Nov 11, 2022

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200443237

Be part of the Input Device QE team, focused on testing firmware and ensuring ultra-high quality for Apple's next generation human interface devices! This includes technologies such as Apple Pencil, Magic Keyboard, Siri Remote, and other input device technologies across a variety of Apple’s product line. Testing is focused on microcontroller based firmware that interfaces with sensors and various other system components. You will be a motivated individual who independently follows up on bugs, collaborates with developers to resolve low-level issues and can understand and discuss technical problems with other QE engineers, development partners and program managers.

Key Qualifications

Understanding microcontroller based embedded systems, including algorithms
Partnering with a development team to quickly understand an architecture, break it into functional parts, come up with a plan to test/validate, and identify and target weaknesses
Crafting creative ways to exercise embedded subsystems, communication protocols (SPI, I2C, etc) and high-level features of embedded devices
Devising and building test fixtures, building tools and authoring automated scripts
Executing manual and automated test plans on early prototypes, typically at the “grey box” level
Helping to craft quality from a very early stage, ushering the product from early prototype to production
Documentation of test cases and code used for test execution
Coming up with ideas for custom tools and methods to exercise firmware features
Tracking performance, reporting results to management, driving issues to closure
Partnering with Human Factors / User Study Group to validate the customer experience and learn about how humans use new input devices

Description

AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE WILL: - Have a real passion for quality, enjoy breaking things through creative testing - Thrive in uncertain, early prototype stages of a project when not all features are working yet, and enjoy putting energy into identifying/classifying issues as a way to improve quality -Strive to innovate and try new things, incorporating continuous improvement of testing methods

Education & Experience

BS or MS in CS/CPE/EE or related degrees

Additional Requirements

2+ years experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers and sensors
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Helpful/useful experience:
- Experience writing and/or testing firmware, building embedded systems
- Knowledge of Mac systems and MacOS/iOS or UNIX variant
- Track record of shipping great consumer products
- Testing automation using Python or similar
- Use of hardware debugging tools – USB and Bluetooth CATC, protocol analyzer, logic analyzer, oscilloscope
- Familiarity with C/C++ or object-oriented programming
- Test tool development
- Continuous integration systems
- Algorithm analysis and validation

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $45.19 and $67.78/hr, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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