System Power Engineer, CoreOS

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,400 - 277,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple stock programs

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks a power optimization engineer to analyze energy use across hardware and software, design experiments, and collaborate to extend battery life while maintaining performance.

You will lead power modeling, run experiments, and translate data into actionable optimization strategies, working with architecture, hardware and software teams from concept to launch. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of hardware components and hardware/software interactions.
• Strong understanding of process/framework/kernel/firmware abstractions.
• Excellent debugging and triaging skills to solve impactful problems.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion power optimization across Apple's ecosystem, influencing technical decisions and driving adoption of battery-conscious design principles.
• Drive breakthrough battery life improvements through well-crafted experiments and quantitative data analysis, and deliver actionable optimization strategies to ensure features and products achieve ambitious power targets.
• Shape product development throughout the design lifecycle, ensuring power-conscious implementation decisions from concept to launch.
• Identify critical battery life opportunities for unreleased features and spearhead high-impact engineering initiatives using advanced power modeling.
• Lead cross-functional investigations to identify and eliminate power inefficiencies, driving measurable battery life gains and enabling new user experiences.

Skills

Hardware interactions

Kernel/Firmware abstractions

Debugging & triaging

Communication skills

Tools

Scripting for data visualization

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Are you passionate about working on products that enrich the lives of millions of people? Do you enjoy understanding how things work in breadth and depth, and how to make them even better? Are you excited to work on cutting‑edge technologies and products? If so, we'd love to hear from you! In this role, you will constantly be challenged to learn about how Apple's latest features and technologies work and collaborate with teams to ensure they ship with extraordinary battery life and performance. You will work with teams to help them identify focus areas, run experiments, analyze data, and develop tools to help achieve efficiency while maintaining a great user experience!

Description

Work multi-functionally with architecture, hardware, and software teams to help deliver surprise and delight in our latest products while maintaining great battery life and energy efficiency. This role requires the technical depth and expertise to understand how things work from the user interface down to the state transitions of each hardware block. This insight is instrumental to design experiments, derive insights from lab and field data, and convey the customer impact to engineering teams with potential solutions for optimization. Strong problem solving skills and effective communication are critical for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Champion power optimization across Apple's ecosystem, influencing technical decisions and driving adoption of battery‑conscious design principles.
• Drive breakthrough battery life improvements through well‑crafted experiments and quantitative data analysis, and deliver actionable optimization strategies to ensure features and products achieve ambitious power targets.
• Shape product development throughout the design lifecycle, ensuring power‑conscious implementation decisions from concept to launch.
• Identify critical battery life opportunities for unreleased features and spearhead high‑impact engineering initiatives using advanced power modeling.
• Lead cross‑functional investigations to identify and eliminate power inefficiencies, driving measurable battery life gains and enabling new user experiences.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong understanding of hardware component and hardware/software interactions
• Strong understanding of process/framework/kernel/firmware abstractions
• Excellent debugging/triaging skills to solve impactful problems
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing scripts/tools to distill and visualize data
• Ability to work independently and learn new technologies
• Excellent prioritization skills and focus

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.