Firmware Engineer - Airpods at Apple

Cupertino, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Firmware Development, Embedded Software, C/C++ Programming, RTOS Environments, Debugging Skills, Low-Level Hardware Interfaces, Product Ownership, Communication Skills, Collaboration, Audio Platform Development, Prototype Hardware Debugging, Test Tool Creation, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Unit Testing, Regression Testing

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

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. AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES: - Collaborate with marketing and cross-functional engineering teams to define product features and requirements - Design, implement, debug, and test embedded C/C++ code running on 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit MCU's for Apple-branded audio products - Support electrical bring-up and debug of prototype hardware - Enable expansion of our product ecosystem features through creation of test tools 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 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

Responsibilities

The role involves architecting and developing the audio platform for Apple products. You will collaborate with marketing and engineering teams to define product features and requirements.