Apple

Firmware & Sensors Engineer, Home and Audio Devices

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of firmware and device driver development in bare-metal or RTOS environments, preferably in consumer electronics
  • 5+ years of experience with sensing system hardware engineering (optical, IMU, capacitive, etc.)
  • Proven leadership experience with decision-making and team management skills
  • Strong programming skills in C, C++, and Python
  • Hands-on experience in rapid prototyping and hardware bring-up
  • Ability to learn and evaluate new technologies for sensor applications

Responsibilities

  • Create sensing-based experiences for Home and Audio products
  • Architect, design, develop, and maintain firmware for sensing-related devices
  • Integrate sensors into products ensuring high-quality execution
  • Lead firmware-related projects from inception to customer delivery
  • Optimize software for embedded systems with resource constraints
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence product outcomes
  • Provide on-site manufacturing support and participate in travel as necessary

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Collaborative work environment fostering innovation
  • Potential for participating in cutting-edge technology projects
  • Flexible travel opportunities for project support
  • Support for continuous learning and technology exploration
Full Job Description
The team is looking for a skilled and motivated individual that will be responsible to create sensing based experiences for Home and Audio products of the future. The ideal candidate will have broad knowledge in a number of sensing devices and technologies to coincide with firmware capabilities necessary to make the sensor become an experience. Apply today!

Genuine passion for innovation and product development with experience from inception through delivery to customers. The Firmware Engineer will be individually responsible for all things firmware and sensing related. Architect, design, develop and maintain hardware and firmware for Apple home and audio products. The individual will be also responsible for the overall sensor integration in the product and insuring the highest quality execution to launch amazing new product features.

M.S. in EE, CE, CS, or equivalent industry experience 8+ years of firmware and device driver development in bare-metal or RTOS environments, ideally in consumer electronics. 5+ years of sensing system hardware engineering experience such as optical, IMU, capacitive, environmental, light, motion, radar, acoustic, etc. Proven experience in a leadership role, showcasing strong decision-making and team management abilities. Strong coding skills in C, C++, Python. Ability to optimize software for resource constrained embedded systems (e.g. power, throughput, memory/compute). Must have hands-on experience in rapid prototyping, hardware bring-up, software feature design and development. Able to go learn how to quantify and test new technologies. Availability to travel domestically and internationally for development and on-site manufacturing support is also expected.

Experience with calibration and system builds in factory is a plus. Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact, influence and negotiate effectively at all levels of management. Obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways.

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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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