Camera ISP Firmware Engineer — Pioneering Imaging Tech

Apple Inc.

Cupertino (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 278,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer to drive pioneering camera technologies within the Image Signal Processor (ISP).

You will develop low-level firmware for ISP pipelines on Apple’s latest SoCs and collaborate across design, validation, and ML teams throughout pre-silicon emulation to silicon bring-up. The role requires strong C/C++ skills, 3+ years in embedded RTOS environments, and a track record of optimizing power, memory, and performance in complex

Qualifications

BS or MS in CS, EE, or a related field.
3+ years of experience developing multi-threaded software within embedded RTOS environments.
Strong proficiency in C and C++.

Responsibilities

Develop low-level ISP firmware for sophisticated image processing pipelines running on Apple's latest system-on-chip designs.
Drive ISP hardware validation, feature bring-up, and camera software stack integration on emulators during pre-silicon development and on silicon during initial bring-up.
Identify and resolve system performance challenges including power consumption, memory utilization, latency, and timing jitter.
Collaborate with silicon designers to debug hardware-firmware interactions and contribute to architecture decisions that shape future camera capabilities.