System Integration Lead

Apple • Austin, TX

13h

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. In this role you will be working with the cross functional team to 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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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
• 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

• Lead and cross-functionally represent the definition and execution of manufacturing tests in Apple's future consumer product lines.
• Set the benchmark for the quality associated with Apple products.
• Help identify system-level hardware design issues.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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