System Design Test Engineer

Black Rock Groups; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Holidays & sick leave

Job summary

Tech Mahindra in Cupertino is seeking a System Test and Design Engineer to design hardware test fixtures and validate board-level systems for Apple products. You will work cross-functionally with design, firmware, software, and operations to ensure quality and reliability.

The role emphasizes hardware design, debugging, and test instrumentation, with opportunities to lead test processes and travel up to 20% domestically/internationally.

Qualifications

• B.S. EE with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong analog, digital, and power electronics hardware knowledge.
• Experience with schematic & PCB layout using Allegro or similar CAD.
• Knowledge of USB 3.2, USB-PD, DisplayPort, PCIe, I2C, SPI protocols.
• Good communication across cross-functional teams.
• Nice to have bed-of-nails fixtures experience.
• Experience with parametric data analysis (CPK, GRR).
• Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically/internationally.
• Technical leadership or project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate test fixtures and instruments for Apple products from prototype to mass production.
• Collaborate with system design and diagnostics teams early in development to learn architecture.
• Document tests, develop test plans, and collect parametric data.

Skills

Analog HW

Digital HW

Power Electronics

Schematic/PCB layout

USB 3.2 / USB-PD

DisplayPort / PCIe / I2C / SPI

Communication

Test fixture design

Education

B.S. EE

Tools

Allegro CAD

Job description

Job Title

System Test and Design Engineer

Location

Cupertino, CA

Onsite/ Remote

Onsite

Pay range

The pay range for this role is $95k- $125k per annum including any bonuses or variable pay.

Benefits

• Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law).

Job Description

System Design & Test Engineer

As a system design & test engineer, you will be responsible for designing hardware to validate board level system functionality and electrical performance of new Apple products.

This position is a great fit for someone who is passionate about designing hardware, and working cross-functionally with teams across Apple (design, firmware, software, operations, etc).

Our organization plays a key role in ensuring the quality standards at Apple are exceeded, and making sure that our customers are happy with the performance and experience of the products they use.

Members of this team will lead the design of custom hardware testing fixtures, software (firmware and/or FPGA IP), and instruments that are critical to Apple's product integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Test fixture hardware design and integration with test instruments, implementation of product testing on new Apple products from prototype to mass production
• Work closely with the system design and diagnostics teams early in the product development
• lifecycle to learn the system architecture and provide suggested test for functionality and performance
• Be the technical expert for designing, understanding, presenting, communicating and debugging, the system testing and testing processes of Apple product
• Act as a key liaison between our organization and the Contract Manufacturers to ensure that
• our test station hardware and software is validated and ready for manufacturing testing
• Documentation of tests and developing/executing product test plans, specifying test stations
• and diagnostics for testing product features, and implementing test process control and parametric data collection.

Key Qualifications

• B.S. EE (or similar) with 3+ years of experience
• Good understanding analog, digital, and power electronics hardware architectures and design
• Experience in schematic & PCB layout design using Allegro or a similar CAD tool
• Ability to design and debug complex electrical schematics and PCB layouts and propose clear, relevant experiments
• Working knowledge of USB 3.2, USB-PD, Display Port, PCIe, I2C, SPI technologies and protocols, and design
• Good oral & written communication skills - be able to communicate complex engineering concepts clearly and concisely to various cross functional teams and leadership.
• Nice to have - Prior experience with bed of nails test fixture and designing custom test instruments
• Prior experience of performing parametric data statistical analysis (CPK, GRR etc)
• Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally up-to 20% of the time; estimated 8-10 days per trip
• Prior technical leadership and/or project management experience
• Prior experience of performing parametric data statistical analysis (CPK, GRR etc)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely based on their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at [e-mail].