Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and outcome-driven Embedded Quality Engineer - Camera to ensure that we deliver the best-in-class camera/ISP solution for Apple products! In this role, you will play a critical part in qualifying camera firmware and drivers, ensuring we ship a high-quality product that delights and inspires millions of Apple customers every day. As a member of our fast-paced group, you will have the outstanding and exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of upcoming products. This is a chance to make a significant impact on the camera experience for a global audience.

In this role, you will:

Own end-to-end testing for assigned camera features across multiple platforms
Design and execute test plans covering functionality, performance, power, stability, and image quality
Build scalable automated tests and test tooling integrated with CI/CD pipelines
Perform exploratory manual testing to surface issues automation misses
Triage, reproduce, and root-cause defects in partnership with firmware and driver teams
Analyze results across builds to identify regressions, trends, and release risk

Preferred Qualifications

Experience shipping high-volume consumer hardware
Hands-on image quality evaluation using charts, light boxes, or measurement equipment
Experience with pre-silicon or early hardware bring-up validation
Familiarity with debugging firmware via logs, traces, and instrumented builds
Working knowledge of camera or imaging fundamentals: ISP pipeline, 3A, video formats, or color spaces
Demonstrated use of with AI-assisted engineering tools and prompt construction to develop tools (e.g test authoring, log analysis, debugging ) to increase engineering throughput, plus a willingness to adopt new AI workflows into day-to-day test development

Minimum Qualifications

BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
3+ years testing embedded systems, including authoring system and feature-level test plans
Experience building test automation for embedded or firmware targets
Proficiency in Python or a comparable scripting language
Comfortable in macOS or Linux command-line environments
Solid grounding in QA methodology and structured test process