Wireless Charging Validation Engineer

The future of charging is wireless, and we’re building the technologies that make it effortless and safe for hundreds of millions of Apple customers. Our Product Systems Quality team owns the validation of Apple’s first-party inductive, Lightning, and USB-C charging accessories - the last line of defense before these experiences reach iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods customers around the world. We partner daily with architecture, firmware, silicon, and manufacturing teams to catch issues early and ship charging experiences customers never have to think twice about.

We’re looking for a Wireless Charging Quality Engineer to join our inductive charging validation team. You’ll help design and execute test plans that validate Qi and Qi2 charging performance, interoperability, and stability across Apple’s charging accessory ecosystem, working hands-on with test data and cross-functional partners to turn results into decisions leadership can act on.

Description
You will validate the quality and performance of Apple’s wireless charging accessories through structured test execution, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll help build the test plans, scripts, and reports that give the team confidence in every charging experience before it reaches customers.","responsibilities":"Execute test plans validating wireless charging performance, including charge stability, interoperability, and compliance across Qi and Qi2 charging standards
Collect, organize, and analyze test data from multiple lab and vendor test sites
Write and maintain scripts to automate repetitive test execution and data collection tasks
Summarize test results and findings into clear reports and presentations for cross-functional partners and leadership
Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and vendor engineers to debug test failures and drive issues to resolution
Support test coverage reviews and help identify gaps across common and corner-case customer scenarios
Assist with deploying and troubleshooting automation tools at test sites

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Qi2 or Qi2.2 wireless charging interoperability and compliance testing
Familiarity with analyzing and visualizing large data sets using tools such as Tableau
Experience collaborating with cross-functional hardware and firmware teams
Interest in diving into the technical details of a new accessory or system to learn how it works
Exposure to factory or high-volume manufacturing test environments
Experience supporting or leading small test projects from planning through reporting
Comfort communicating technical risk and its customer impact to a broader audience
Interest in emerging charging technologies and market trends

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent practical experience
Foundational understanding of charging systems via USB and/or Qi/wireless charging
Experience writing scripts in Python or a similar scripting language
Experience working with and analyzing test data sets
Strong written and verbal communication skills