Display Firmware Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Hardware

Apple's Display Silicon Architecture team is looking for a firmware engineer to work on the next generation of displays. Join us in crafting solutions the world doesn't know of yet. To be successful, you should be able to thrive in a dynamic, agile, multi-disciplinary, and hands-on environment that values engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation.

This role requires a strong embedded firmware development background and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally. You will work with display firmware and silicon architects, electrical engineers, pixel pipeline, software and security architects and external vendors to develop display configurations, firmware and productize with emphasis on top-notch quality.

• Develop and tune highly efficient firmware and custom display silicon configurations - optimized for performance, power, memory footprint, and latency - based on requirements from internal and external teams
• Develop scripts and automation to integrate, test, validate, and release firmware builds
• Debug and troubleshoot issues to identify the root cause, and create detailed reports or presentations to share with stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in EE/CS/CSE with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience
• Experience developing firmware/software in C/C++ for ARM or similar embedded processors
• Experience with hardware bring up, configuration and debug, low level firmware or driver development and expertise with associated tools and methodologies
• Experience with interprocessor communication, interrupts, memory management, integrating peripherals or non-volatile memory (NOR, NAND Flash)
• Experience with various industry standard communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB, etc.

• Master's in EE/CS/CSE
• Solid understanding of Python or other scripting languages
• Experience with Git (or similar) client source code repository operations and work flows
• Good knowledge of Test Driven Firmware Development Methodology with continuous integration and releases
• Good knowledge of Display Technologies
• Good understanding of MATLAB or similar tools
• Experience with implementation of image processing and pixel manipulation algorithms is a plus
• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership, with a proven ability to drive technical solutions with good written and verbal communication skills

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 $129,334 and $225,300 annualized, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 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

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Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that…