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System Design Test Engineer

Robustware
Cupertino, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 8/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/19/2026

System Design & Test Engineer
As a system design & test engineer, you will be responsible for designing hardware to validate board level system functionality and electrical performance of new products. 
This position is a great fit for someone who is passionate about designing hardware, and working cross-functionally with teams across (design, firmware, software, operations, etc).
Members of this team will lead the design of custom hardware testing fixtures, software (firmware and/or FPGA IP), and instruments that are critical to product integrity.

Key Responsibilities

  • Test fixture hardware design and integration with test instruments, implementation of product testing on new Apple products from prototype to mass production
  • Work closely with the system design and diagnostics teams early in the product development lifecycle to learn the system architecture and provide suggested test for functionality and performance
  • Be the technical expert for designing, understanding, presenting, communicating and debugging, the system testing and testing processes of Apple product
  • Act as a key liaison between our organization and the Contract Manufacturers to ensure that our test station hardware and software is validated and ready for manufacturing testing
    Documentation of tests and developing/executing product test plans, specifying test stations and diagnostics for testing product features, and implementing test process control and parametric data collection.

Key Qualifications

  • B.S. EE (or similar) with 3 years of experience
  • Good understanding analog, digital, and power electronics hardware architectures and design
  • Experience in schematic & PCB layout design using Allegro or a similar CAD tool
  • Ability to design and debug complex electrical schematics and PCB layouts and propose clear, relevant experiments
  • Working knowledge of USB 3.2, USB-PD, Display Port, PCIe, I2C, SPI technologies and protocols, and design
  • Good oral & written communication skills - be able to communicate complex engineering concepts clearly and concisely to various cross functional teams and leadership.
  • Nice to have - Prior experience with bed of nails test fixture and designing custom test instruments
  • Prior experience of performing parametric data statistical analysis (CPK, GRR etc)
  • Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally up-to 20% of the time; estimated 8-10 days per trip
  • Prior technical leadership and/or project management experience

Salary : $50 - $52

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