Embedded QA Engineer - Camera, ISP FW & Driver

Summary

We are looking for an experienced and outcome-driven Embedded Quality Engineer to help deliver a best-in-class camera solution for iOS products. You will qualify ISP firmware and camera drivers across every hardware platform we ship, ensuring millions of Apple customers get a camera experience that just works — through every new sensor, every new feature, and every commit that touches the stack. This is a fast-paced, high-performing team, and the work spans new hardware bring-up, new feature enablement, and continuous regression testing on every ISP code change.

Description

In this role, you will:

Own regression testing for every ISP code change across multiple projects and active trains — discover regressions, triage failures, and catch issues before they land in the main codebase.
Drive parity feature validation on new hardware platforms — independently own re-validation of existing camera/ISP features against new sensors, proving nothing regressed.
Design test plans and test cases for new camera/ISP features — functionality, performance, power, stability, and image quality, and validate them end-to-end as they’re enabled, in parallel with development.
Build and maintain automated tests so test coverage keeps pace as hardware and feature count grow.
Collaborate with development and cross-functional QA teams to triage, diagnose, and debug issues to root cause; file high-quality, reproducible radars.
Identify coverage gaps and flag risks and trends to leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
3+ years of QA experience testing embedded system products.
Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language.
Experience developing system and feature level test plans and test cases.
Experience developing automated tests for embedded systems or mobile devices.
Hands-on experience leveraging AI-based tools to build and automate workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of camera technologies, the ISP pipeline, 3A, video formats, and color space.
Experience with quality test gating in a large, multi-repo embedded codebase.
Experience designing, developing, or maintaining test suites using Pytest or other framework.
Experience setting up, integrating, or maintaining continuous integration and deployment pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
Comfort working across many concurrent trains/hardware platforms at once.
Strong verbal and interpersonal skills, especially triaging with dev teams.
Experience on successful, large-volume consumer products.

Pay & Benefits — Cupertino, California, United States

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $144,600 and $263,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.