Sr Video Standards Engineer

Apple

23h

About The Position

Apple’s Multimedia Engineering team is seeking a video standards engineer to represent Apple Multimedia in standards organizations around the world. The role joins a small team responsible for Apple’s engagement with standards developing organizations, including the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), ITU, MPEG, and 3GPP.

The engineer will investigate and develop new media technologies, collaborate with Apple teams on their development, and engage with standards organizations to support standardization. They will analyze ongoing standards, clarify Apple’s position, refine and comment on work in progress, propose and advance Apple initiatives, and help steer standards development in line with Apple’s vision and values. The role may also involve representing Apple on standards calls and at meetings, incorporating feedback from the Apple community.

The position involves developing new 2D and 3D multimedia standards and contributing to multimedia technologies, including video compression and 3D visual information coding. It also includes developing and refining algorithms and techniques, contributing to Apple’s intellectual property position through inventions and filings, and participating in software development, including work on reference software.

Requirements

• Knowledge of video compression and the multimedia field, including 3D visual information coding.
• Good knowledge of developing international standards, especially standards pertaining to video and multimedia compression.
• Experience developing sophisticated video compression technologies such as MPEG-4 AVC, HEVC, VVC, or AOMedia AV1 and AV2 is helpful.
• A track record of effective participation in standards work.
• Experience with key multimedia specifications from AOM, ISO, ITU, SMPTE, or similar organizations.
• Familiarity with software development tools, including Xcode and Git.
• Practical software development ability and ability to contribute to large codebases, such as reference software written in C or C++.
• Excellent writing, speaking, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Awareness of the interaction between intellectual property and standards.
• Curiosity and interest in new technologies and ideas, especially in multimedia.
• Excellent judgment and integrity, with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Self-motivation, creative thinking, and critical thinking capabilities.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Ability to prioritize, drive, and supervise initiatives.
• M.S. or higher in EE, CE, or CS, with a focus in software engineering and/or signal processing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing sophisticated video compression technologies such as MPEG-4 AVC, HEVC, VVC, or AOMedia AV1 and AV2.

Responsibilities

• Represent Apple Multimedia in international standards organizations, including AOM, ITU, MPEG, and 3GPP.
• Investigate and develop new media technologies in collaboration with teams within Apple.
• Analyze ongoing standards and provide a clear position on Apple’s assessment of them.
• Refine and comment on work in progress in standards organizations.
• Propose and drive Apple initiatives through to completion.
• Help steer standards development in line with Apple’s vision and values.
• Represent Apple at standards calls and meetings, integrating and conveying feedback from the Apple community.
• Participate in developing new 2D and 3D multimedia standards.
• Develop, analyze, propose, and refine algorithms and techniques.
• Help develop Apple’s intellectual property position through inventions and filings.
• Contribute to software development and large codebases, including reference software.
• Prioritize, drive, and supervise initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior