System Test Automation Engineer - Operations

Company : Apple
Location : Sunnyvale, CA, 94087
Posted Date : 15 September 2025
Job Type : Other
Category : Software Development
Occupation : Automation Engineer
Job Details
System Test Automation Engineer - Operations
Sunnyvale, California, United States Operations and Supply Chain
Description
The OpsSWE Team is seeking a highly motivated individual with a background in Systems Test and Test Automation. In this position, the Systems Test Engineer will be responsible for testing software solutions and architected and developing end to end test automation.Architect, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for validating hardware and software features for factory testing environments.Design test plans, strategies, and methodologies for software validation in factory fixtures and production lines.Develop and enhance test automation frameworks to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of system validation.Modify and execute tests to validate hardware and software interactions in manufacturing test environments.Collaborate with Electrical, Mechanical, and Software Engineers to debug and resolve device validation issues in production.Ensure traceability, reproducibility, and reliability of test results through structured reporting and analysis.Improve and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline test execution, reporting, and release management.Work closely with operations, engineering, and senior management to deliver data-driven quality assurance insights.Enhance build and release systems to improve software deployment efficiency in factory test environments.Evaluate and integrate AI/ML-driven quality assurance methodologies where applicable.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance (SQA) & Automation Testing, ideally within factory software validation, embedded systems, or production environments.
- Strong proficiency in Python and Swift for test automation development.
- Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium, Cypress, TestNG, XCTest).
- Hands-on experience with networking and operating system concepts.
- Strong understanding of API testing (REST/SOAP, JSON, XML) and database validation (Postgres, Snowflake).
- Experience in performance testing (JMeter, Locust) and system-level debugging.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Meticulous, analytical, methodical, and creative problem-solving ability with a commitment to driving quality forward.
- Ability to triage problems, prioritize tasks, and report findings clearly.
- Understanding of networking and operating system concepts is required.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Applied knowledge with at least one test automation framework (e.g., Selenium, Appium, Cypress, TestNG)
- Meticulous, analytical, methodical, and creative problem-solving ability with a commitment to driving quality forward.
- Strong presentation skills for effectively communicating with senior and executive leadership combined with strong leadership abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in factory test environments or production validation for hardware/software testing.
- Hands-on experience with XCTest framework for iOS testing.
- Applied knowledge of machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and generative AI for QA automation.
- Familiarity with edge computing, IoT, and sensor data processing in production environments.
- This role may require up to 25% travel, including international trips to manufacturing sites and engineering teams.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .
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