Engineering Manager, Systems Test Automation

Apple; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a technically grounded engineering manager to lead a team of quality engineers. You will decide what gets tested, set test architecture, and guide infrastructure while partnering with hardware, firmware, and software teams to determine product readiness.

You will mentor engineers, define quality metrics, and drive ship decisions from prototype through launch in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in quality, test, or software engineering, with 2+ years in people management
• Experience designing test automation frameworks or infrastructure
• Experience setting test strategy for embedded firmware or system software
• Ability to review code and designs in Python and at least one of Swift, Objective-C, or C/C++

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio spanning test automation, firmware automation, and manual end-to-end testing of integrated software and hardware
• Set technical direction for test frameworks and infrastructure
• Lead architecture and design reviews, and provide engineers with feedback on code and test designs
• Partner with hardware, firmware, and software teams to define test strategy, coverage, and exit criteria
• Lead validation of shipping and exploratory hardware programs from early prototype through launch
• Hire, manage, and develop the team, including mentoring junior engineers
• Plan staffing and priorities across concurrent programs
• Define and track quality metrics and report status, risks, and ship recommendations to leadership

Skills

Team leadership

Test automation

Python

C/C++

Embedded systems

Code review

Quality metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

XCTest

XCUITest

Python

C/C++

Job description

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, quality is what makes our products feel like magic. ProductSystems Quality (PSQ) tests Apple products where hardware, firmware, and software meet. We testunder real-world conditions, from the first prototypes through launch, so customers can trustourproducts with what matters most. Our work helps Apple ship products that set the industry standardfor quality, with hardware and software designed together so everything works seamlessly, day afterday. You’ll join a collaborative team of engineers who hold themselves to a high technical standard and who rely on evidence, not opinion, to decide when a product is ready.We’re hiring a technically grounded engineering manager to lead a team of quality engineers. Yourteam will measure system, sensor, and feature performance across Apple’s shipping and exploratoryhardware programs. You’ll advise leadership on whether each product is ready to ship.

Description

In this role, you’ll lead a team of engineers, decide what gets tested and how, and set the technicaldirection for test frameworks and infrastructure. You’ll lead code reviews, guide test architecture andsystem design, and give engineers clear technical direction. You’ll work closely with hardware,firmware, and software teams and turn test results into clear, evidence-based recommendations onproduct readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio spanning test automation, firmware automation, and manual end-to-end testing of integrated software and hardware experience.
• Set technical direction for test frameworks and infrastructure.
• Lead architecture and design reviews, and give engineers direct feedback on code and test designs.
• Partner with hardware, firmware, and software teams to define test strategy, coverage, and exit riteria.
• Lead validation of shipping and exploratory hardware programs from early prototype through launch.
• Hire, manage, and develop the team, including mentoring junior engineers.
• Plan staffing and priorities across concurrent programs.
• Define and track quality metrics, and report status, risks, and a clear ship recommendation toleadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in quality, test, or software engineering, including 2+ years managingengineers.
• Experience as a senior or lead engineer designing test automation frameworks or infrastructure.
• Experience setting test strategy for embedded firmware or system software.
• Ability to review code and designs in Python and at least one of Swift, Objective-C, or C/C++.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience validating health, fitness, or sensor-based features, including supporting user studies or testing in regulated environments.
• Experience with Apple test frameworks such as XCTest or XCUITest.
• Experience debugging embedded firmware (real-time operating systems, bootloaders, sensor drivers) using logs, traces, and instrumented builds.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, test fixtures, and lab instrumentation.
• Experience with early hardware bring-up and shipping high-volume consumer hardware.