Embedded Systems Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Embedded Systems Engineer

Description

Work cross-functionally to analyze system-level issues, perform hands-on failure analysis, and debug/ship next-generation embedded firmware and software for Apple hardware products. Support system bring-up and pre-production factory build phases, and help resolve issues from low-level firmware and silicon bring-up through OS-level problems in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Develop tools that enable company-wide root-cause analysis and lead solutions for problems at the boundary of hardware, silicon, and software.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on failure analysis and debugging to identify root causes of system hardware or software problems
• Develop tools used company-wide to enable debugging and failure analysis
• Serve as the broader system team’s software and firmware expert during factory build phases
• Resolve issues spanning low-level firmware and silicon bring-up to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS behavior
• Lead resolution of open-ended, cross-domain problems between hardware, silicon, and software

Requirements

• BS or equivalent experience in CS/CE/EE or related fields plus 4 years experience
• Embedded software development experience using version control and modern software development practices
• Experience with software failure analysis using standard debugging tools
• Proficiency in JTAG software debug tools and symbol-level debug environments (gdb/lldb/Trace32)
• Comfortable programming in low-level languages like C (memory & pointer management)
• Comfortable programming in scripting languages (Python, Lua, Perl, Tcl, or similar)
• Persistence to drive solutions for sophisticated problems across multiple teams and domains
• Embedded systems knowledge: boot-up processes, OS/RTOS concepts, boot-loaders, and OS drivers

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a major impact on quality, performance, and successful shipment of future Apple iPhone, iPad, and Mac products