The Audio Media Technologies Group (AMT) at Apple is looking to solve the problem of providing high-quality audio foundation across all of Apple's innovative products, including AirPods, by hiring an Audio QA test engineer to develop testing solutions and enhance quality initiatives.
Requirements
- Advanced understanding of macOS and iOS platforms
- Expertise in Audio Testing, isolating issues, devising test plans, driving to specifications
- Familiarity with real-time audio handling (sample rates, buffering, PCM, drivers, etc.)
- Proficient in using Python and command line interfaces
- Knowledge of Apple software developer tools (Xcode, Objective-C)
- Foundational understanding of electronics, audio technology, and recording studios
- Experience with FPGAs, development boards preferred
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the quality and testing of Apple AirPods products
- Work with peer groups to understand the needs, challenges and existing tools and be involved in defining and updating team test plans, test cases, processes and procedures
- Take existing test cases and test suites and architecting automation plans
- Qualify audio drivers, firmware and audio subsystems using manual test passes and applying subjective measures of Audio Quality on the AirPods products
- Build plans to automate test suites
- Present and communicate testing progress, issues found, and champion the improved quality of test areas
- Lead test areas and work well on a team and on own
Other
- BS/BA in Computer Science, Audio Engineering or Music Technology
- 5+ years experience in audio test engineering
- Excellent communications skills, both verbal & written
- Attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies into effective audio testing
