Apple

Data Engineering Manager - Video Engineering

Apple • $160K — $190K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Engineering or related field required.
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience essential.
  • 5+ years of technical engineering role experience necessary.
  • 5+ years of people management or team leadership required.
  • Experience with data collection systems and testing environments is a must.
  • Strong understanding of ML model testing and data management practices requested.
  • Familiarity with prompt engineering and AI-assisted workflows preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day operations of data collection software and test environments.
  • Manage and develop a diverse team of engineers and technical staff.
  • Coordinate with vendors and suppliers to maintain necessary equipment and services.
  • Collaborate with engineering, compliance, and business partners for project execution.
  • Review technical plans to ensure high-quality test data delivery.
  • Interpret and communicate data-driven insights to influence operational decisions.
  • Translate technical requirements into actionable plans and timelines.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentoring.
  • Collaborative work environment fostering innovation.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and next-gen product development.
  • Strong emphasis on data quality and operational excellence.
  • On-site work culture promoting team cohesion and engagement.
Full Job Description
The Video Engineering group is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team that supports data collection software, firmware, and hardware test environments powering next-generation Apple products. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, operations, and vendor management, and is ideal for someone who can lead a technical team, drive cross-functional execution, and manage the people and processes behind our test infrastructure and data pipelines.

Description

Our team bridges engineering, test operations, and external partners to keep our data collection systems and test environments running smoothly and scaling with the needs of the business. As an Engineering Manager on this team, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of our data collection software, firmware, and hardware test infrastructure, manage a team of engineers and technical staff, and coordinate with vendors and suppliers to source, onboard, and maintain the equipment and services our team relies on. You'll work closely with engineering, safety/compliance, and business partners to plan and execute projects, review technical plans, and ensure our team has what it needs to deliver high-quality test data and results that support ML model and algorithm testing and validation.

This role requires a minimum of 5 days per week working on-site in the office.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.

5+ years in an engineering/technical role and 5+ years in people management or team lead capacity.

Experience with internal data collection software, firmware, and hardware test environments, including working knowledge of test methodologies, automation, and hardware bring-up workflows sufficient to understand test setups, review technical plans, and ask informed questions.

Understanding of ML model/algorithm testing and validation, including how test data quality and collection methodology impact model evaluation, along with experience in data acquisition pipelines (sensor/instrumentation data collection, data quality/validation, and storage/pipeline infrastructure) and data management practices.

Ability to interpret and communicate data-driven insights to guide operational decisions and report to engineering and business stakeholders, and to translate technical requirements into plans, timelines, and deliverables for technical and non-technical audiences.

Proficiency in prompt engineering and AI-assisted development workflows, with experience tackling complex debugging, architectural trade-offs, or automation tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing engineering or technical teams within a hardware development, test/validation, or lab operations environment.

Track record of building or scaling operational processes (e.g., test infrastructure, lab space, staffing models) to support a growing team.

Experience managing cross-functional technical projects across engineering, operations, and external vendors, including vendor/supplier relationship management.

Strong program management skills, with the ability to track multiple parallel workstreams and prioritize competing demands.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to bridge conversations between engineers, leadership, and business partners.

Demonstrated people-leadership skills: mentoring, coaching, and developing engineers or technicians at varying experience levels, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing team culture.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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1976
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