HID Firmware Engineer

Apple Inc.•Cupertino, CA

63d

About The Position

The Human Interface Device (HID) group is looking for motivated engineers to join the multi-touch development team. Firmware delivered by HID powers the amazing sensing interfaces used on iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, health sensors, and more. Our engineers are involved in all phases of product development, from the earliest concept reviews all the way through first customer ship. This includes architecture development, custom silicon design, hardware bringup with our EE partners, firmware design/implementation, and working with our Algorithm/Software/Quality partners to deliver the user experience for which Apple products are so well known. Join our team and help shape the future of the Apple Touch experience. With millions of customers, our team's impact is felt around the world!As a HID firmware engineer working on many of Apple's embedded sensors, you will be expected to:

Requirements

Strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience with multithreaded programming
Experience developing complex architectures in RTOS environments
Working knowledge of inter-processor communication methodologies and SOC concepts such as MMU's, caching strategies, and ARM architectures
Experience designing and implementing communication protocols
Experience optimizing for memory and execution time in resource constrained environments
Experience with advanced debugging in embedded environments (e.g., coredumps, traces)
Deep experience working with analog and digital sensors
Proven capability to apply software standard methodologies to firmware designs
Experience contributing to large software projects
Experience with unit testing, static analysis, and continuous integration

Responsibilities

Architect, implement, and maintain complex firmware designs
Define and bring up new sensing chipsets and processors from initial specification to production
Be an active participant in the design process, working closely with internal and external partners
Write clean, robust, testable, and sustainable code tailored for embedded systems
Efficiently debug and close out system issues related to your firmware
Specify and document communication protocols, system states, and feature requirements in partnership with other firmware and software teams
Collaborate with Quality Engineering teams to inform and craft their white-box testing

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