Senior Video Standards Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

83d

About The Position

Apple's Multimedia Engineering team is looking for a video standards engineer who will represent the voice of Apple Multimedia in standards bodies around the world. In this role, you will join a small team that is responsible for Apple's engagement with several standards developing organizations including Alliance for Open Media (AOM), ITU, MPEG, 3GPP, and others. You will investigate and develop new media technologies collaborate with other teams within Apple in such development and then engage with these organizations for their standardization. As a video standards engineer, you will be a member of a team that represents Apple in the international standards' community. In this role you will be providing a clear position on our analysis of ongoing standards, refining and commenting on work in progress, proposing and driving to completion Apples initiatives and in general, steering the work to develop the field in line with Apple's vision and values. You may also represent Apple at standardization calls and meeting, integrating the feedback of the Apple community on the ongoing work and representing that at meetings. You will engage with various standards bodies, including the Alliance for Open Media, MPEG, 3GPP, ITU etc. and you will be involved in the development of new 2D and 3D multimedia standards. This position requires travel.

Requirements

• Knowledgeable in video compression and multimedia field.
• Good knowledge of international standards development related to video/multimedia compression.
• Experience in developing video compression technologies such as MPEG-4 AVC, HEVC, VVC, or AOMedia's AV1 and AV2.
• Track record of effective participation in standards development.
• Ability to develop, analyze, propose and refine new algorithms and techniques.
• Experience with key multimedia specifications from AOM, ISO, ITU, SMPTE.
• Familiarity with software development tools including Xcode, Git.
• Proficient in practical software development and able to contribute to large codebases (C, C++).
• Excellent writing, speaking, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Awareness of the interaction of intellectual property and standards.
• Curiosity and interest in new technologies and ideas pertaining to multimedia.
• Excellent judgement and integrity with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Self-motivation and creative and critical thinking capabilities.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Ability to prioritize, drive and supervise initiatives.
• M.S. or higher in EE/CE/CS with a focus in software engineering and/or signal processing.

Responsibilities

• Represent Apple in international standards bodies.
• Provide clear positions on analysis of ongoing standards.
• Refine and comment on work in progress.
• Propose and drive to completion Apple's initiatives.
• Steer the development of multimedia standards in line with Apple's vision.
• Engage with various standards bodies including AOM, MPEG, 3GPP, ITU.
• Develop new 2D and 3D multimedia standards.
• Participate in standardization calls and meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees