Apple
Engineering Manager, Systems Test Automation
$184K–$320K
Sunnyvale, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in quality, test, or software engineering, including 2+ years managing engineers.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Leads quality engineers testing system, sensor, and feature performance across Apple hardware programs, and advises leadership on product readiness.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction for test frameworks and infrastructure; lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Define test strategy and coverage with hardware, firmware, and software teams; lead validation from prototype through launch.
- Manage and develop the team, plan staffing and priorities, track quality metrics, and report ship recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 8+ years of experience in quality, test, or software engineering, including 2+ years managing engineers.
- Experience designing test automation frameworks or infrastructure as a senior or lead engineer, and setting test strategy for embedded firmware or system software.
- Ability to review code and designs in Python and at least one of Swift, Objective-C, or C/C++.
Nice to have
- Experience validating health, fitness, or sensor-based features, including user studies or regulated-environment testing.
- Experience with XCTest or XCUITest, embedded firmware debugging, HIL testing, or early hardware bring-up and high-volume consumer hardware.
Pay
$183,700 and $319,800 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Swift, Objective-C, C/C++, XCTest, XCUITest
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