Mac Power Validation Engineer - Battery Life & Power Expert

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale is seeking a highly motivated engineer to test and optimize power and power efficiency on all new Mac technologies.

You will collaborate with software, QA, hardware engineers, and project managers to deliver best-in-class battery life and reduce environmental impact. You will collect and analyze power data, design tests for HW/SW features, and drive power optimizations to meet targets.

Qualifications

• BS EE/CS or equivalent experience preferred.
• 1 year of experience in QA, Quality or Testing environment (Power QA preferred).
• Understanding of computer architecture, operating system concepts, EE fundamentals, and concepts of power consumption and power management.
• Ability to dive deep technically, learn new technologies, and understand the small technical nuances of a system.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting data to cross-functional teams and/or management.
• Experience in test planning, validation, uncovering issues, and driving issues to resolution with engineering teams.
• Coding and scripting experience to support basic automation and tool development (Python and shell preferred).

Responsibilities

• Collecting, analyzing, and presenting power data on all in-development Mac platforms
• Driving bug fixes and power optimizations to ensure that all new Mac products meet their battery life and power targets
• Identifying, isolating, and root causing problem areas using debugging and data analysis skills
• Designing tests to assess power impact of new HW/SW features
• Continuously improving test coverage, methodology, and efficiency

Skills

Power QA

Python

Shell scripting

Test planning

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

BS EE/CS or equivalent

MS EE/CS

Job description

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale is seeking a highly motivated engineer to test and optimize power and power efficiency on all new Mac technologies.

You will collaborate with software, QA, hardware engineers, and project managers to deliver best-in-class battery life and reduce environmental impact. You will collect and analyze power data, design tests for HW/SW features, and drive power optimizations to meet targets.