Instrumentation & Test SW Dev Engineer

The Instrumentation and Test technology team architects and designs best-in-class, end-to-end test and measurements systems.

We are a collaborative group of creative and thoughtful people developing highly complex and sophisticated systems to validate the performance of sensors and other critical technologies in our world-class products.

This individual will play a key role in designing comprehensive test strategies, methodologies, and integrating the measurement systems to support new product introduction, characterization, ramp, and mass production. This includes everything from defining high level test plans to architecting the specific instruments required to implement them.

We are looking for a systems-thinking engineer ready to take ownership of complex test solutions. Our ideal candidate has experience in test integration, implementation, and has a strong foundation in at least one of the following core areas: system or application-level test software or instrumentation hardware design.

Description

You will play a key role in architecting, designing, and deploying the complete test solutions-including hardware, software, and algorithms-for our next-generation products. Partnering closely with a wide range of cross-functional teams, you will develop the critical test methodologies and instrumentation needed for system characterization, calibration, and validation in a fast-paced and collaborative product development environment.","responsibilities":"You will be responsible for architecting, designing, developing instrumentation hardware, software & firmware platforms required to test and calibrate sensors

Creating production instrumentation software and roll-out suppliers

Authoring sensing technology instrumentation engineering requirements documents

Prototyping, bring-up, debug and characterization of instruments for new Apple new products

Preparing and delivering technical presentations. As well conducting defect root cause analysis and resolution, including diligent bug database tracking

You'll also act as the supplier liaison, including supporting instrumentation bring up and qualification of engineering builds, usually in Asia

Preferred Qualifications

End-to end Test Design experience creating and documenting comprehensive test plans, defining test cases and coverage, and developing validation methodologies for complex systems

International Travel: Positions requires international travel (up to 25%) to support manufacturing partners during key product builds. This typically involves 2-4 trips per year to sites in Asia

Hands-on experience with electronics debugging tools

Electrical engineering fundamentals (ability to read schematics & layout & component data-sheets)

Background in testing high-volume consumer electronics, particularly with Touch, Sensing, Display, or other complex user-facing technologies

Ability to perform and interpret statistical data analysis

Experience with structured problem-solving methodologies like Design of Experiments (DOE)

Minimum Qualifications

BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience

3+ years of experience in a programming languages like C/C++ or Python

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