Audio System Quality Engineer

$129,600 - $236,300/Yr

Apple - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Audio System Quality Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of advanced audio products such as AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max. This position involves collaborating with firmware, software, and hardware teams to enhance user experiences through rigorous testing and quality assurance processes. The engineer will be responsible for driving firmware quality, identifying bugs, and analyzing field issues to improve product performance.

Responsibilities

• Drive firmware quality by creating and running tests to ensure customer experience with Apple products.
• Identify, reproduce, and isolate bugs in automated, structured, and open styles of testing.
• Verify key features of one or more products and/or software updates, driving quality within assigned areas.
• Analyze field issues and determine gaps in test coverage.
• Collect key performance metrics and present findings to the executive team.

Requirements

• B.S. in an Engineering field
• 3+ years of QA/QE working experience with firmware and/or consumer electronics
• Demonstrates QA skills with at least 2 complete consumer electronics product cycles, from inception to first customer shipment
• Strong advocate for quality with a good understanding of SQA methodologies & practices
• Experience/familiarity with hardware and software interaction for embedded systems
• Working knowledge of Bluetooth protocols and/or audio digital signal processing
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to program or script in Python or other significant programming languages (C++, Objective C, Ruby, JavaScript, etc.)

Nice-to-haves

• B.S. or Masters in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• Self-directed and analytical, able to work well in a large cross-functional environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance