Apple · 1 year ago
SoC Firmware Engineer
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$122K/yr - $184K/yr
0+ years expApple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software. SoC Firmware engineers at Apple implement new features/functionalities of Apple’s premier SoCs, playing a critical role within Apple's Hardware Technology organization.
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Responsibilities
You will partner closely with various team members on activities ranging from processor sub-system design, algorithm development, firmware development to system debug, root cause analysis, and corrective action
You will be developing embedded software solutions for our current and future products
Work with the silicon team to craft specifications for future chips, building software to run on these new chips and boards
Develop drivers for various IP blocks in embedded environments
Work closely with multi-functional teams to provide system-level API and firmware functionality to meet product requirements; coding, debugging and hardware/software integration testing; and communicating results and recommendations
Qualification
Required
Minimum of BS + 0 years relevant industry experience
Preferred
Software development experience using C and assembly language with ARM CPUs
Experience in SW development and testing in FPGA environment
Experience in developing low-level drivers and HW bring-up, using test tools and interacting with HW design teams
Exposure to multiple high-level programming languages, including C, C++
Experience with Configuration Management tools (git, Subversion, Perforce)
Experience with scripting languages (i.e. Bash/shell, Perl, Python)
Experience with MCUs, peripherals, features, and development environments is also valuable
Proven ability to design and integrate code into a shipping product against aggressive timelines
Strong software debugging skills are critical
Proficiency in Verilog/System Verilog
Experience with FW development/debugging in pre-silicon environment (simulation/emulation)
Proven excellence in firmware, device driver, or equivalent experience
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.67BKey Investors
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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