Job Description
Apple's Camera Firmware team is seeking an outstanding firmware engineer to help drive innovative technologies for Apple's iconic products! As part of this dynamic team, you will work on core camera technologies, including Apples custom Image Signal Processing (ISP) pipeline, hardware components, and machine learning techniques, all while contributing to the future of photography and videography. You'll play a key role in crafting how Apple develops, tests, and manufactures its products. Our close-knit team champions an environment of rapid product iteration, innovation, and collaboration across functional teams, offering you autonomy to make a significant impact on our products. In this role, you will develop, maintain, and troubleshoot firmware for Apple's camera systems. Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing Low-Level Device Drivers: Build drivers for advanced image processing pipelines in embedded systems, working with the latest SoC blocks and chipsets used in Apple products.
- Platform Validation and Development: Integrate and configure camera sensors and power management units for Apple products.
- Diagnosing and Troubleshooting Platform Issues: Identify and resolve performance and memory usage bottlenecks in embedded systems to ensure efficient functionality and stability.
- Designing and Implementing Camera Features: Build camera functionalities for embedded systems in Apple products, working multi-functionally to define features, communication protocols, and clear implementation specifications.
- Supporting Hardware Validation and Factory Testing: Contribute to hardware validation, offering firmware support during factory testing and implementing features to aid in hardware diagnostics and testing.
This is a highly collaborative product development role, requiring close coordination with teams such as Silicon Design, QA, and Machine Learning. The fast-paced, dynamic environment is ideal for a proactive, determined individual.BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience Hands-on experience in embedded software development Proficiency in C/C++ Proficiency in development of multi-thread software within embedded RTOS systemDeep expertise and hands-on experience with ARM-based SoCs. Strong background in image and video signal processing, including ISP and machine learning algorithms. Proven ability to optimize system performance and improve the efficiency of embedded systems. Exceptional problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail. Previous experience in camera systems or related fields is a plus.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1976 |
| Website | https://www.apple.com/jobs |
About Company
We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.
We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.
About Apple
There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.
Skills
- ARM (Advanced RISC Machine)unmatched
- Algorithmsunmatched
- Appleunmatched
- C Programming Languageunmatched
- C++ Programming Languageunmatched
- Chipsetunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Communications Protocolsunmatched
- Computer Firmwareunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Device Driversunmatched
- Embedded Softwareunmatched
- Embedded Systemsunmatched
- Hardware Administrationunmatched
- Hardware Componentsunmatched
- Hardware Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Image Processingunmatched
- Internet Service Providersunmatched
- Machine Learningunmatched
- Memory Hardwareunmatched
- Multithreaded Programmingunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Photographyunmatched
- Power Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Product Developmentunmatched
- Product Managementunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Realtime Operating Systemunmatched
- Signal Processingunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- System-on-a-Chip (SoC)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Validation Testingunmatched
- Video Processingunmatched
- Video Productionunmatched
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