Real-Time Embedded Firmware Engineer for Critical Control

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental

Employee stock plans

Relocation

Tuition reimbursement

Discounted products

RSU awards

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an Embedded Real Time Critical Control Firmware Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to design and optimize low-latency firmware used in high-assurance control loops.

You will implement algorithms, contribute to pre-silicon emulation platforms, and work with AI/ML techniques to enhance performance while meeting strict real-time constraints. Strong C/C++ expertise, RTOS experience, and familiarity with HW/SW interfaces are required; collaboration across teams and rigorous validation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Understanding of bare metal firmware design optimized for cycles and memory.
• Differentiating software platform vs constrained firmware.
• Lifecycle feature delivery understanding.
• Architecting system-level features.
• Proficiency in C/C++, compilers, build and source control.
• Understanding high-speed HW/SW interfaces.
• Some Python or Perl scripting experience.
• Foundational knowledge in ML/DL and AI/ML basics for design.

Responsibilities

• Implement algorithms such as power gating, tracking loops, spec based physical layer procedures.
• Build validation framework for validation of implemented algorithms.
• Assist in the development of pre-silicon emulation systems/virtual platforms for pre-silicon FW design and HW verification.
• Evaluate and implement tools for build, formal verification and test.

Skills

C/C++ programming

RTOS concepts

Python scripting

HW/SW interfaces

System architecture

Embedded firmware

ML basics

5G/4G protocols

Memory constraints

Asymmetric multiprocessing

Silicon prototyping

Verification tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Emulation platforms

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an Embedded Real Time Critical Control Firmware Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to design and optimize low-latency firmware used in high-assurance control loops.

You will implement algorithms, contribute to pre-silicon emulation platforms, and work with AI/ML techniques to enhance performance while meeting strict real-time constraints. Strong C/C++ expertise, RTOS experience, and familiarity with HW/SW interfaces are required; collaboration across teams and rigorous validation