Stability Quality Engineer - Data Center Systems Quality

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 141,800 - 258,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, California is looking for a Stability Quality Engineer to enhance data center technologies for reliability and performance at scale. You will develop and execute tests, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure product readiness through thorough testing processes.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and over 3 years of experience in system validation and test engineering. Apple offers a competitive compensation package, including base pay and stock options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 3+ years experience in hardware/software test engineering.
• Experience with CPU architecture and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute stability tests for data center platforms.
• Manage racks of systems for long-duration tests.
• Identify and debug system issues using analysis tools.

Skills

System validation

Hardware/software test engineering

Debugging skills

Automation frameworks

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Stress benchmarks

Data visualization tools

Job description

Stability Quality Engineer - Data Center Systems Quality

Do you want to shape the reliability of data center technologies that power Apple’s most ambitious infrastructure and services? Our Product Systems Quality organization plays a critical role in ensuring Apple delivers data center systems that are not only innovative, but exceptionally stable, reliable, and optimized for large-scale deployment. We work at the intersection of hardware and software, partnering closely with engineering teams to uncover risk early, influence design decisions, and help bring world-class data center platforms to life. Our Stability Quality Engineering team is highly technical and focused on system‑level stability and stress validation of customized data center platforms. As a Stability Quality Engineer, you'll join us in designing and executing hardware‑centric software tests that surface low‑level issues in CPUs, components, and subsystems. Your contributions will directly influence product readiness decisions and help define the quality bar for Apple's data center infrastructure.

Description

As a Stability Quality Engineer focused on Data Center projects, you'll play a key role in ensuring the reliability and performance of Apple's data center systems at scale. You'll plan, develop, and execute system and rack‑level stability and stress tests with a strong focus on hardware‑centric software risks. Working across multiple systems, you'll design automated tests, collaborate with hardware and software engineering partners, and conduct deep technical investigations to identify and mitigate system‑level risks in large‑scale deployment environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute system‑level and rack‑level stability and stress tests across data center platforms, validating functional and stress characteristics to ensure systems meet stability requirements
• Manage and operate racks of systems running concurrent tests, experiments, and long‑duration workloads that simulate production deployment conditions
• Identify, reproduce, isolate, debug, and conduct root cause analysis on issues using performance analysis, debugging tools, and stress benchmarks that expose design flaws
• Partner cross‑functionally with hardware, software, data center operations, and quality teams to identify risk areas specific to data center platforms and define comprehensive test strategies
• Develop and optimize test frameworks and tools to create controlled validation environments that support large‑scale validation
• Report issues clearly using Apple's bug reporting processes, support engineering investigations with data and technical analysis, and communicate findings to inform product readiness decisions

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree
• 3+ years of experience in hardware/software test engineering with demonstrated focus on system validation or data center environments
• Hands‑on experience with modern CPU architecture and microarchitecture concepts demonstrated through previous work on processor‑level debugging or validation projects
• Proven ability to design and execute comprehensive validation test plans, work independently and collaboratively with cross‑functional engineering teams, and deliver results in concurrent multi‑system environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree
• Experience with hardware bring‑up, debug, and troubleshooting in data center or server environments, including using stress tools and benchmarks, and factory processes such as burn‑in or qualification testing
• Developed and maintained automation frameworks and tools that expand test coverage in complex system environments and support large‑scale validation
• Experience with data visualization tools (such as Tableau) and AI‑powered tools or agents for test development and data analysis

Compensation and Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $141,800 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. This role might also be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• A range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition, to support career advancement within Apple

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.