Audio Reliability Engineer
Apple · Los Angeles, CA · Hardware
About this role
Apple is hiring a mid-level Site Reliability Engineer in the software engineering function based in Los Angeles, CA. The posting calls out experience with Ray, Testing and roughly 3+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Department
- Hardware
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
Job description
from Apple careersApple Audio Hardware Reliability Engineering team is looking for you to work with our diverse audio hardware engineering teams. As the Reliability team we are responsible for ensuring and improving the durability and reliability of product. To achieve that, we partner with multiple engineering teams from the beginning (concept) through the end (field returns) of a product lifecycle, while exploring new technologies and understanding how customers will use our products. If you have a passion for constant learning and innovative engineering products you will fit right in. You will develop and implement creative reliability tests on new hardware programs, quantify reliability risk, support failure analysis resulting from these tests, and advise the executive team on the best path forward.
Developing new reliability test procedures and specifications while preparing concise and detailed test plans and analyzing test reports. Leveraging statistical analysis to provide comprehensive design risk assessments, and presenting tests, results, and findings in a confident and positive manner to management and executive teams. Continuously researching new technologies to understand unique failure mechanisms, while guiding design decisions and collaborating with diverse cross-functional groups to improve overall product reliability
<h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3>Bachelors Degree in Engineering is required
3+ year experience performing product characterization including mechanical stress test, shock/drop/vibration testing, environmental testing
<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>3+ years of experience in Systems Reliability
Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills
Strong attention to detail and curiosity of how technologies work
Capable of handling multiple projects at once
Dynamic engineer with a proactive attitude and desire to work closely with domestic and international cross-functional teams
Statistical experience such as Weibull, JMP, or familiarity with accelerated test models
Familiar with Failure Analysis techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, etc.), and the ability to use failure analysis methodology to derive a root cause of failure
Consumer electronics experience is preferred, but not necessary
Ability to travel internationally