About the position
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us. In this role, you will help us build the next generation of Augmented Reality (AR) interactive solutions for Apple platforms. You’ll partner in testing and developing the next generation of our state-of-the art connectivity technologies. You’ll collaborate across departments to help craft wireless and networking solutions that elevate the customer experience with Apple products and services. Our goal is to ensure nothing stands in the way of our customers’ wireless connections with their devices. If you join us, you’ll help build world-renowned wireless systems so seamless that they almost feel like magic.
Responsibilities
- Ship world-class user experiences and act as the voice of end-users.
- Join a dynamic quality engineering team responsible for Apple's latest products.
- Ensure magnificent access using wireless technology that drives an outstanding user experience.
- Perform performance benchmarking and characterization of new connectivity features.
- Improve WiFi system performance on Apple platforms.
- Measure and analyze both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth system performance for various coexistence driven scenarios.
- Deliver functional and stable products to internal development teams and millions of customers.
- Spearhead both manual and/or automated validation initiatives.
- Construct robust automation systems or conduct concrete manual validation.
- Nurture a culture of learning and growth across various Apple teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 4+ years of industry experience.
- Minimum of 4+ years of experience working as a QA engineer (manual/automation) on consumer electronics products focusing on networking and/or wireless.
- Solid understanding of 802.11 MAC/PHY layers.
- Knowledge of networking standards and protocols such as IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, DHCP.
- In-depth knowledge in utilizing tools, including WiFi and Bluetooth packet sniffers and network protocol analyzers.
- Proficiency with automation tools and scripting languages such as Python, Swift, etc.
- Ability to investigate, debug and triage problems and independently work towards results across different layers of stack.
- Ability to independently work with other teams on new features, define requirements for wireless design and bring up manual and automated test setups for verification.
Nice-to-haves
- Ability to build lab setups that simulate different system conditions.
- Ability to work on scripts and tools that aid in analysis.
