Software Development Engineer in Test - Battery Life

Apple; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in San Diego is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test – Battery Life to play a pivotal role in our engineering process. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment across various technologies to ensure our devices have exceptional battery life.

We’re looking for an engineer with strong execution and automation skills, as well as the creativity and initiative to proactively identify new opportunities for workflow improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Python or a similar scripting language.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong QA experience in test planning, strategy, and methodologies.
• Self-sufficient in debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving.
• Experience in automated test execution and developing automated test frameworks.
• System level knowledge of hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and owning automated tests for validating battery life, and post-processing and reporting results.
• Running tests, analyzing results against expectations, and collaborating with engineering to debug battery life issues.
• Developing and maintaining test automation frameworks and identifying automated solutions to streamline workflows.

Skills

Python

Automated testing

Debugging

Test automation

QA experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

Automation frameworks

Job description

Why Apple?

We live in a mobile and device driven world where knowledge of the physical world around us is needed. We rely on this knowledge to get around, to learn about our environment and to enable spectacular new features for custom applications. Apple is meeting those needs as robustly and as creatively as possible and is interested in people who want to help meet that commitment. Apple has a world‑class reputation for product quality and we need your help to keep those high standards for battery life.

We are looking for critical thinkers who would like to play a key role in our engineering process, working in a fast‑paced environment across a range of technologies to help us ensure all of our devices have best‑of‑class battery life.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test – Battery Life to play a pivotal role in our engineering process. This role involves working in a fast‑paced environment across various technologies to ensure our devices have exceptional battery life. We’re looking for an engineer with strong execution and automation skills, as well as the creativity and initiative to proactively identify new opportunities for workflow improvement.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and owning automated tests for validating battery life, as well as post‑processing and reporting of test results.
• Running tests, analyzing test results against expectations, and collaborating with engineering teams to debug observed battery life issues to ensure products and software releases are of the highest quality.
• Developing and maintaining test automation frameworks and proactively identifying automated solutions to streamline our workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in a scripting language such as Python.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Strong QA experience in test planning, strategy, and methodologies.
• Self‑sufficient in debugging, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving.
• Experience in automated test execution and developing automated test frameworks.
• System level knowledge of hardware and software.