Embedded QA Engineer - Camera ISP & Driver

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Apple stock programs

Education expense reimbursement

Discretionary bonuses or commissions

Relocation

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an Embedded QA Engineer to lead regression testing for ISP firmware and camera drivers across platforms. You will own test plans, automate tests, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality camera experiences in iOS hardware. This role demands hands-on testing across multiple trains and sensors.

The team emphasizes rapid validation, parity checks on new hardware, and proactive risk identification, with a strong focus on image quality and performance.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Python

Embedded QA

Test plans

Automated tests

AI tooling

Education

BS degree

Tools

Pytest

Jenkins

CI/CD

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an Embedded QA Engineer to lead regression testing for ISP firmware and camera drivers across platforms. You will own test plans, automate tests, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality camera experiences in iOS hardware. This role demands hands-on testing across multiple trains and sensors.

The team emphasizes rapid validation, parity checks on new hardware, and proactive risk identification, with a strong focus on image quality and performance.