Tools and Automation Engineer at Apple

Cupertino, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

29 Jul, 26

Salary

213700.0

Posted On

01 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Python, Unix shell scripting, Data analysis, Data visualization, Electrical schematic review, Power triaging, Debugging, Digital multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Power supplies, Jira, Confluence, Tableau, SOC power management, Clock gating, Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. DESCRIPTION APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Design investigations to characterize power consumption of various intellectual property blocks and system components under typical customer usage scenarios to validate engineering target accomplishment and support marketing claims regarding battery life and system performance across the Mac portable and desktop product lines. Execute test scenarios, sequence test setup and management of experimental variables, and extract logs and key value pairs to inform data analysis and visualization. Execute electrical schematic review and power data collection to perform power triaging and debugging to identify root causes of performance regressions resulting from engineering design issues. Accurately determine system power consumption and support troubleshooting and debug efforts when issues are detected. Maintain overall status of new product introduction process and provide project updates to senior management, including management of testing schedule, test results, escalation of schedule impacting issues, and verification of achievement based on environmental and legal regulatory mandates. Present findings to the cross-functional team tasked with optimizing power, performance, acoustics, and thermals for Mac products. Drive troubleshooting and debugging efforts to address power impacting issues across software and hardware teams and validate proposed solutions. Identify gaps in current test coverage and consult with test automation development teams to define new testing, improve efficiency an accuracy in current testing, and ensure consistency in test coverage to enable comparison to previous generations. Perform post-mortem analysis to collect lessons learned, identify potential issue escapes, and highlight opportunities for future design changes to drive continuous improvements. 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 $141,800 - $213,700/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 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Engineering, or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Experience and/or education must include: Using Python to perform data analysis and visualization and automate communication with test equipment and internal tools. Utilizing Unix shell scripting to sequence test environment setup, execute test scenarios, and manage experimental variables and logging of results. Leveraging electrical schematics to perform power triaging and debugging to identify root causes of performance regressions resulting from electrical and computer engineering design issues. Utilizing lab equipment including digital multimeters, power meters, oscilloscopes, digital-to-analog converters, pre-amp cards, and power supplies to accurately measure system andcomponent power consumption and support troubleshooting and debug efforts when issues are detected. Preparing data for cross-functional presentation using Numbers and Keynote and documenting issues in an internal bug-tracking tool Using Jira Confluence to track project timelines, current status of issues under investigation, overall status of test plan completion. Using Tableau to visualize data and communicate trends in test results. Using SOC power management design concepts and implementation, including clock gating, power gating, and dynamic voltage and frequency scaling. Knowledge of DC/DC and AC/DC power supply and buck/boost converter operation and efficiency measurement Page PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS N/A

Responsibilities

Design and execute power consumption characterization tests for Mac products to validate engineering targets and support marketing claims. Drive troubleshooting and debugging efforts across hardware and software teams to resolve performance regressions and optimize system power.