Application & System Firmware Engineer

Job description

The team is looking for a skilled and motivated Firmware Engineer to define and develop firmware platforms for current and future Apple products. The ideal candidate will have broad knowledge of embedded technologies and environments that align with our firmware and OS capabilities. Minimum Qualifications: BS/MS in EE/CE/CS, or equivalent industry experience. 4+ years of embedded firmware development in RTOS environments. Strong, demonstrable coding skills in C/C++ in production environments. Design and implement firmware platform, including, device drivers, comms, middleware and application / state machine. Experience with hard real-time systems and ARM architectures. Experience with common serial communication protocols, such as SPI, I2C, or UART. Preferred Qualifications: Basic understanding of USB protocol. Experience with USB device and host software development is a plus. Experience with motion/motor control (mechatronics, automation, surgical, drones, etc) or safety critical systems, and good understanding how these systems are architected. Experience with motion or environmental sensing technology. Experience with MATLAB and Simulink Ability to optimize software for resource constrained embedded systems (e.g. power, throughput, memory/compute). Experience throughout full product and SW development lifecycle; including defining goals and ensuring milestone delivery in a high cross-functional capacity. Obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways. Availability to travel domestically and internationally for development and on-site manufacturing support is also expected.