Firmware Engineer - AirPods
The AirPods Firmware team is looking for an enthusiastic engineer to join our team. This is an individual contributor role to develop the technical development of the audio platform for our products. You will have the opportunity to drive the technology and product development for Apple's consumer audio products. In this role, you will work with a wide cross-functional team to continually innovate technology implemented in Apple products.
Description
This is a high visibility role that involves architecting and developing our audio platform. This platform is a key technology that integrates and manages the data and system states for our products. We are seeking someone who is passionate about our products and the drive to improving the quality and innovation of our deliverables. The people here at Apple don't just build products - they build the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. Excellent communication and collaboration is a must, as you will be asked to partner with team members and other engineering teams. ","responsibilities":"Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and design teams to define product features and requirements
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Design, implement, debug, and test embedded C/C++ code running on MCU's for Apple-branded audio products
Develop highly efficient firmware designs delivering outstanding performance, optimizing power and memory footprints while meeting latency requirements
Enable expansion of our product ecosystem features through creation of performance and test tools
Debug real-time systems with limited visibility, working hands-on with development hardware and lab equipment
Align cross-functional teams behind complex problems and solutions
Preferred Qualifications
MS or PhD in Science or Engineering
Experience with configuration and release management (git), continuous integration, unit and regression testing.
Strong understanding of design strategies for maintainability, scalability, and code reuse.
Familiarity with serial communication schemas across multiple embedded SoCs
Experience with design and implementation of firmware update and bootloader schemas
Minimum Qualifications
BS in Science or Engineering
5+ years of proven excellence in firmware, embedded software, embedded product development, or equivalent experience
Solid C/C++ coding abilities, experience implementing firmware in RTOS environments
Embedded software fundamentals, including knowledge of design and development-flows, real-time constraints, concurrency, multi-threaded environments
Software and hardware debugging skills, familiarity with low-level hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, etc)
Passion for product ownership, defining the customer experience, and track record of product development
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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