Job Description

Summary



Posted: 24 Oct 2024




Weekly Hours: 40




Role Number: 200569357



The people here at Apple don't just build products - they build the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspire innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it! Apple's System Firmware and Diagnostics team is looking for an enthusiastic embedded software engineer to join our team. This is an individual contributor role to design and develop the software that gets used by various teams. You'll have the opportunity to work on core technologies to make a major impact in the way that Apple develops, test and manufactures its products. Our environment encourages product innovation, rapid product iteration, collaboration and a liberating amount of autonomy.




Description



In this role you will develop firmware and drivers for common firmware interfaces, chipsets, communications protocols and various SoC IPs. You will also implement features to support hardware testing and diagnosis, helping with new technology exploration and proof of concept development. This is a highly cross-functional role and you'll work closely with various teams, like EE, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Testing, QA, Factory, Manufacturing and Operations. The environment is dynamic, fast-paced and requires a go-getter attitude. The international travel requirement is 10-20% (flexible and product dependent).




Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of industry experience in a similar role.
• Proficiency in C/C++, and embedded software experience is preferred.
• Experience developing low level drivers
• Understanding and experience with ARM platform and architecture/instruction set.
• Experience with one or more of the standard hardware protocols (USB, UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, PCIe, MIPI, LPDP)
• Experience with debuggers such as gdb, lldb, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.



Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with scopes and logic analyzers.
• Able to comprehend hardware specs and schematics.
• Experience with embedded operating systems for consumer electronic devices.
• Experienced in engaging with multidisciplinary teams to accomplish project goals
• Familiarity with some form of scripting (lua, python).