System Integration Test Engineer

$135,400 - $250,600/Yr

Apple - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Join the Wireless Technologies and Ecosystems (WTE) Engineering team at Apple as a Baseband System Integration Engineer. This role focuses on driving quality and performance improvements in cellular baseband products, crafting efficient development and testing infrastructure, and working hands-on in a collaborative environment. You will be involved in all phases of the cellular integration process, impacting the user experience for millions of customers. The position requires a strong technical background in software, hardware, and testing environments, along with a passion for performance and automation.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality and performance improvements in cellular baseband products.
• Craft efficient, robust, and scalable development/testing infrastructure and tools.
• Research, develop, and pursue issues in collaboration with teams of developers and test engineers.
• Track and communicate work related to release readiness and identify gaps.
• Assess new and innovative ways to improve product quality and performance.
• Evangelize performance and architecture best practices throughout the engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• At least 5+ years of hands-on experience in system integration test deployment and execution.
• Domain expertise in cellular baseband development and testing.
• Experience in setting up and managing test systems for end-to-end cellular functionality (2G/3G/4G/5G).
• Experience in planning and setting up complex production lab environments for automation.
• Familiarity with operating test equipment (CMW500, Anritsu, Keysight).
• Strong teamwork, detail-oriented, and good communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Domain knowledge of cellular network operations and interactions.
• Strong scripting experience (Python preferred, Perl, Shell).
• Experience with Git, Gerrit, and Jenkins job configurations.
• Knowledge of installing automation tools on Mac-based hosts.
• Experience in system test automation execution and issue isolation.

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.