Automation Engineer- iPhone Hardware Validation

Apple - Austin, TX

Full-time

Austin, TX

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The iPhone Hardware Validation Automation Engineer at Apple, Inc. is responsible for creating and managing software-based solutions for system hardware validation. This role involves driving innovation to ensure high design quality for future iPhone releases, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and optimizing internal processes to enhance efficiency. The engineer will engage in debugging activities, develop test scripts, and maintain documentation while working closely with teams in the US and Asia.

Responsibilities

• Build innovative software solutions for system hardware validation.
• Automate data collection from lab equipment and manage large data sets.
• Develop test scripts to control lab test equipment and post-process data.
• Lead solutions to minimize bulk data transfer and processing time.
• Author reports and communications regarding key results and checkpoints.
• Maintain user documentation and training content for code.
• Participate in debug activities and drive design of experiments (DOEs).
• Collaborate with multi-functional development teams in the US and Asia.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Matlab, Labview, C/C++, etc.
• Comfortable in a lab environment using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.
• Strong communication and people skills to work with cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong EE/CS fundamentals with experience in consumer hardware or electronics industries.
• Experience with lab equipment test set-up and instrument automation.
• Solid understanding of design and validation requirements for common and high-speed interfaces.
• Proficient in analyzing, processing, and visualizing large data sets.
• Understanding of mobile system architecture and design tradeoffs.
• Experience with web development frameworks and database server maintenance.
• Experience with schematic/layout capture tools.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity.