Job Details

Software Development Engineer - Firmware

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 22, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200605067

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Collaborate with FW, Radio, MAC, and Systems engineering teams to develop FW test plan to ensure the stability and reliability, function correctness and performance of the Apple’s wireless silicon FW and products. Develop test infrastructure, and continuous integration flow for pre-silicon development and post-silicon validation, system integration and debug, including pre-check in, nightly/weekly/release regression test, python, automation, shell scripting, issue debugging, modifying CI infrastructure like Jenkins groovy scripting, creating/modifying Jenkins jobs, deploying jobs, monitor test. Work on test plan, manual and automatic test setup/scripts, publish test reports, collect test logs, first screen of test failure/debug. Create pre-Silicon, post-silicon reference board test setups, as well as production specific test setups. Develop FW test cases and test methodologies, including feature testing, understanding implementation details, designing test scenarios to verify implementation, finding, reporting, debugging and closing issues, developing functional, performance, stress, and negative test plans. Design and develop innovative ideas that tackle automation and execution problems. Support development in debugging and reproducing issues, work with system QA on bug reproduce, log/statistic collection, run debug test with debug FW build, (ensure similar functionality and performance as system scripts. Create test result dashboard, and support bug triage meetings to (convey right priorities of bugs, impact and severity of the issues. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 - $214,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also 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. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Creating failure test plans, including functional, performance and stress testing

• Executing test cases, debugging issues, and experience in log analysis

• Experience in Python automation, including creating tools in test execution and debugging

• Networking protocol stack, including experience working on wireless technology involving data transfer with other wireless peripherals

• Creating test setups for wireless testing

• Experience using Radio Frequency test equipment; automating their controls; setting up network switches; and, connecting to host machines

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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