Summary
At Apple, we build amazing products that allow millions of people do things they never imagined! Are you looking for a place where people from different backgrounds get together to develop technological breakthroughs? Are you looking for a place where you can do your life's best work? Then come join us! We are a team of creative, energetic, and passionate firmware engineers responsible for the next-generation Human Interface Device technologies for Apple Watch! We are looking for talented individuals who enjoy building firmware for embedded processors, prototyping concepts, investigating new technologies, and delivering high-quality products.
Key Qualifications
Be insatiably curious about how and why things work
Ability to write in C or C++ for Embedded Systems
Experience working on microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors
Working knowledge of one or more communication protocols ( e.g. UART, SPI, I2C )
Experience implementing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments
Led work to solve complex problems with cross-functional teams
Mentored junior team members
Proven capability in applying software best-practices to firmware designs
Proven capability in building robust FW architectures
Strong board bring-up and debug skills
Ability to communicate clearly with peers and management
Description
As a HID firmware engineer working on many of Apple's embedded sensors, you will be expected to: - Bring up new sensing chipsets and processors from initial specification to production - Work with cross-functional teams and lead technical opens to closure - Quickly debug and effectively close out system issues related to your firmware - Architect, implement, and maintain complex firmware designs - Write clean, easy to understand, robust, and sustainable code tailored for embedded systems - Negotiate, specify and document communication protocols, system states, and FW/SW feature requirements with cross-functional teams - Define power management strategies, and review schematics with the HW team - Collaborate with the QE teams to inform and craft their white-box testing
Education & Experience
BSCS/CE/EECS MSCS/CE/EECS or equivalent
Additional Requirements
- 5+ years experience - Experience with one or more 32-bit microcontroller cores (ARM, MSP430, MicroChip) - Debugging skills with JTAG, Oscilloscopes, and/or Logic analyzers - Development experience on Unix, Linux, or Mac OS is preferred - Familiarity with health sensing technologies is a plus - Familiarity with other languages such as Python is a plus
What We Do
We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including Apple TV, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same innovation
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