System Integration Lead

Apple•Austin, TX

About The Position

System Firmware & Diagnostics Group has an immediate opening for a System Integration Lead. Our team is part of the system hardware development organization responsible for bringing new and exciting hardware products to users. Through innovation and dedication, team members work collaboratively and strive to deliver the best product that Apple is known for. In this role as a key technical contributor, you will lead and cross-functionally represent the definition and execution of manufacturing tests in Apple's future consumer product lines and set the benchmark for the quality associated with Apple products. Primary job focus is to help identify system-level hardware design issues. Candidate will be working with the latest hardware and software. You must thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a strong understanding of software fundamentals, solid background working with systems, excellent communication skills, and a desire to work with cross-functional teams to develop ground-breaking products. Your contributions will make a pronounced difference to future Apple products.

Requirements

10 yrs with BS Electrical/Computer Engineering or relevant work experience
Strong understanding of embedded hardware components and hardware/software interactions
Strong background in computer architecture, bus technologies (such as I2C, SPI) and I/O protocols (such as PCIe, USB)
Prior experience with embedded software development is highly desired
Scripting and programming skills in C/C++, Python
10yrs with MS Electrical/Computer Engineering
Knowledge of validation of functional and stability aspects of SoC interaction with OS SW
Ability to triage problems, prioritize accordingly, and propose a resolution
Thrive in a collaborative environment and can clearly communicate while expertly driving multiple projects across many teams

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience and prior exposure to working with contract manufacturers is highly desired
Obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seeks to solve everyday problems in innovative ways
Engineering experience: 2-5 years
Leadership/Technical Program Management experience with strong communication skills: 2-3 years

Responsibilities

Architect and coordinate definition of a test suite targeted for hardware qualification by way of deep diving into the hardware architecture and analyzing metrics reported by these tests.
Drive the design and bring up of manufacturing software/drivers/diagnostics software for new hardware products.
Define the functional, stability, and performance tests for various aspects of HW/SW interactions.
Scope the development and dependencies of drivers, applications, protocols, frameworks, and command line utilities for validation of hardware internally and in manufacturing.
Own End to End system validation of various NPI products.
Enable test strategies for new components in upcoming products.
Create tools/scripts to help with data analysis efforts.
Perform data analysis from hardware builds to enable feedback to test definition, hardware design and identify hardware coverage gaps that can affect manufacturing quality.
Support new product development builds locally in US and at vendor locations.
Provide coordination and leadership around debugging issues seen in the test suite.
Communicate status to the executive management on a regular basis.