Audio Quality Engineer

Imagine what you could do at Apple! Everyday, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you bring passion and dedication to your job? If so, we are looking for individuals like you.

The Audio & Media Technologies group in Apple's Software Engineering organization is building a Perception Quality team to develop and validate a secure software architecture for multi-modal awareness on Apple platforms. This highly cross-functional team will work with experts across Apple who develop advanced machine learning AI algorithms that utilize input from cameras, microphones, and other sensors to enable future Apple products to better understand the world around them, while maintaining Apple's industry-leading standards for privacy and security.

We are seeking a creative, and organized test engineer to perform manual testing on the next generation of interactive computing for our platforms and work with automated solutions to support and enhance our quality initiatives. Audio drivers, firmware and audio subsystems will all be areas of testing you will be responsible for. As a member of this team, you will have a unique opportunity to work with some of Apple's most advanced technologies to help build empowering solutions for everyone.

Description

You will contribute to the development and testing of the next generation of iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, HomePod hardware and software platforms. You will development, deploy and maintain automated tests run on existing and inflight hardware and analyze test results. In this position you will need to be a self-starter with excellent communications skills and attention to detail. In this role, you'll need to work well both on a team, and on your own. The fast-paced nature of the job requires someone who can work well under pressure and quickly adapt new technologies into effective audio testing. We are seeking someone who is intensely curious yet focused on delivering results in a timely manner. An eye and ear for quality is a requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with the iOS SDK and Core Audio Development

Experience with and a passion for audio / music applications

Musicians welcome

B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Music Technology, or equivalent experience

Minimum Qualifications

3-5+ years of experience in general test engineering

Coding skills in C/C++, Objective C/Swift and working knowledge of Python

Experience in audio testing, software testing, isolating issues

Strong problem solving and debugging skills along with a diligent mindset

Strong ear for sound anomalies and the validation of sound quality

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