Senior Firmware Engineer — Embedded for Premium Accessories

Apple, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Accessories team seeks a firmware engineer to architect, develop, and validate embedded software for next-generation accessories. You will work across hardware and software to turn concepts into reliable devices for Apple and Beats.

This fast-paced environment requires strong C skills, hands-on hardware bring-up, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. If you thrive on rapid development and quality, this role offers growth opportunities and Apple benefits.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Electronic or Computer engineering or CS with a strong software focus.
• 5+ years embedded firmware experience for high-volume consumer accessories or mobile hardware.
• Strong coding skills in C and hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging.
• Experience with I2C, SPI, UART, USB and reading schematics for chip-level debug.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and maintain firmware for Apple/accessory products.
• Characterize, test, validate designs, and prepare reports/presentations as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced rapid development environment.

Skills

Embedded firmware

Hardware bring-up

ARM Cortex

Bus interfaces

Education

BS in EE/CE/CS

Tools

RTOS

Job description

Apple's Accessories team seeks a firmware engineer to architect, develop, and validate embedded software for next-generation accessories. You will work across hardware and software to turn concepts into reliable devices for Apple and Beats.

This fast-paced environment requires strong C skills, hands-on hardware bring-up, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. If you thrive on rapid development and quality, this role offers growth opportunities and Apple benefits.