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Our Product Systems Quality team owns the validation of Apple’s first-party inductive, Lightning, and USB-C charging accessories - the last line of defense before these experiences reach iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods customers around the world. We partner daily with architecture, firmware, silicon, and manufacturing teams to catch issues early and ship charging experiences customers never have to think twice about.\nWe’re looking for an Accessories Quality Engineer to join our inductive charging validation team. You’ll help design and execute test plans that validate Qi and Qi2 charging performance, interoperability, and stability across Apple’s charging accessory ecosystem, working hands-on with test data and cross-functional partners to turn results into decisions leadership can act on.\nDescription\nYou will validate the quality and performance of Apple’s wireless charging accessories through structured test execution, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. 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