Tools and Automation Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026. Apple scores B on the Alion truth index.
Be part of the iOS Device QE team, focused on testing firmware and ensuring ultra-high quality for Apple’s next generation human interface devices. You will be a motivated individual who cares and thinks about user experience, able to collaborate with other engineers to problem solve and understand the basics of firmware.
Description
- 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
- Enjoying learning and teaching
- Have skill in building new processes or fixing old processes to improve quality of Apple products and efficiency of team
- Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers and sensors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Minimum Qualifications
BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related degrees
3+ years of relevant industry experience
Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools to streamline daily workflows, accelerate coding and debugging, creating test frameworks and improve overall code quality and testing methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related degrees
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