Software Development Engineer – Applications

Apple • Cupertino, CA

17h

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather
to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people
once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the
diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs
through everything we do.

DESCRIPTION

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various
unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Develop drivers for Power Management
Units. Validate PMU functionalities on pre-silicon platforms including
simulation, emulation, and FPGA. Validate power enablement, transfer, and
performance on the silicon platform. Trouble-shoot power-related issues and
adjusts power rails voltages on development boards for teams to support chip
bring-up events. Develop tests to validate the DRAM system through read backs
and interrupt injections. Responsible for Memory Cache Controller and DRAM
Controller System validation on FPGA, emulation, and silicon platforms. Develop
DRAM controller APIs to perform DRAM-related tasks. Develop software using
Python wrapper APIs to support SoCs' booting via JTAG, improves scalability and
performance across multiple Socs. Enhance and refactor CFE infrastructure code
to improve code portability across SoCs and various testing platforms and
boards. Develop scripts to achieve automated code integration. Develop testing
schemes and scripts for daily regression tests to ensure CFE system boots, CPU
cores boot, memory system and power saving feature function correctly, and the
testing software works on a common baseline. 40 hours/week. 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 $147,400 - $220,900/yr and your base
pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. PAY &
BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit,
compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements
and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Utilizing assembly, C/C++ to develop software for embedded system on SOC.
• Developing software to run on ARM cores in SOC.
• Developing software for RISC-V processor.
• Developing software to validate SOC functionalities.
• Utilizing FPGA to validate SOC functionalities.
• Bringing up system software on hardware platforms.
• Leveraging software and hardware tools for analysis and debug.

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Develop drivers for Power Management Units.
• Validate PMU functionalities on pre-silicon platforms including simulation, emulation, and FPGA.
• Validate power enablement, transfer, and performance on the silicon platform.
• Trouble-shoot power-related issues and adjusts power rails voltages on development boards for teams to support chip bring-up events.
• Develop tests to validate the DRAM system through read backs and interrupt injections.
• Responsible for Memory Cache Controller and DRAM Controller System validation on FPGA, emulation, and silicon platforms.
• Develop DRAM controller APIs to perform DRAM-related tasks.
• Develop software using Python wrapper APIs to support SoCs' booting via JTAG, improves scalability and performance across multiple Socs.
• Enhance and refactor CFE infrastructure code to improve code portability across SoCs and various testing platforms and boards.
• Develop scripts to achieve automated code integration.
• Develop testing schemes and scripts for daily regression tests to ensure CFE system boots, CPU cores boot, memory system and power saving feature function correctly, and the testing software works on a common baseline.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees