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Image Quality Field Test Engineer - Camera Hardware

Apple

Apple

Other Engineering, Quality Assurance
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 141,800-258,600 / year + Equity
Posted on Dec 13, 2025
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Are you a passionate Image Quality or QA Engineer with a deep love for photography? As a member of Apple's Camera Hardware Engineering team, you will collaborate closely with hardware, software, and image processing experts to develop cutting-edge camera technologies. Focused on product development and long term roadmap decisions, you’ll play a pivotal role in guiding innovative technology discussions that enable new creative possibilities. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a team dedicated to the continuous improvement of the worldʼs most popular cameras.
As an Image Quality Field Test Engineer working in the Camera Hardware Engineering group you will coordinate, execute, and analyze camera image quality. You’ll collaborate with teams across Apple conducting real world image quality tests and studies that utilize your expertise in photography, hardware development, and troubleshooting. Your work will drive hardware roadmap decisions as we develop next generation camera technologies, and you will evaluate camera image quality performance, translate objective metrics into real world photo shoots, and illustrate the customer benefits of new camera technologies by benchmarking existing and future camera designs. Additionally, this role requires a flexible schedule to support occasional nighttime testing.
  • Collaborate with hardware teams focused on developing new camera technologies
  • Lead field and lab shoots that includes all planning and capture logistics with in development and off the shelf professional camera systems
  • Generate image quality analysis reports and present executive level findings
  • Conduct product benchmarking studies
  • Translate objective measurements into real world subjective captures
  • Manage multiple project priorities that occasionally include critical short notice requests
  • 3+ years in mobile device QA, camera image quality testing, or relevant experience
  • Experience working with optics, image sensors, and ISP algorithms and how they impact final image quality
  • Portfolio of photography work demonstrating creative and technical skill s
  • Coding experience with Python or other scripting language
  • Bachelor’s degree in Photographic Sciences, Photography, Computer Science, or related field
  • Experience testing in development mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Mac
  • Experience with professional lighting, studio equipment, and planning shoot location logistics
  • Experience with PhaseOne, Fuji, Nikon, Sony, Canon, and other professional camera systems
  • Experience with objective and subjective image quality metrics and evaluation methodologies
  • Experience with mobile camera module components, functions, and the ISP pipeline
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $141,800 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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