Apple is looking for software engineers with background in embedded software development to join a fast-paced environment to contribute to developing embedded software solution, debug and bring-up of the state-of-the-art next generation SOCs, supporting current and future Apple products. Your work will have a critical impact on getting high quality functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will be part of our core infrastructure team responsible for developing and improving our embedded silicon test software platforms, including Common Firmware Environment and RTOS.
Requirements
- Proficient in C/C++, assembly a plus
- Background in embedded software development, bare metal, RTOS and/or Linux
- Solid understanding about ARM specification, computer architecture, operating system
- Experience in boot code, CPU & SOC initialization, device drivers
- Familiar with IO protocols: I2C, SPMI, UART, GPIO
- Experience in lpDDR4/5, DRAM initialization and calibration a big plus
- Good troubleshooting skills in silicon bring-up and embedded software debugging
Responsibilities
- Develop boot and driver code for Apple SOC, including AP clusters, IO Co-Processor system, fabric, power management, memory and other I/O devices
- Design, implement, and enhance Common Firmware Environment (CFE) and other platform software for Apple silicon validation organization.
- Develop system software to exercise power saving feature (suspend and resume)
- Contribute to SDRAM initialization and calibration development.
- Implement firmware driver for PMIC and battery charging
- Participate in the chip bring-up on simulator, emulation, FPGA and silicon
- Develop applications covering system level use cases and functional features
Other
- A minimum of a 3 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field.
- Experience with script language such as Python, Perl, or Tcl
- 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.
