Silicon Validation Software Engineer: Embedded and Low-level Programming

Job Description

Apple is looking for exceptional software engineers to contribute to developing embedded software solutions for next-generation SOCs supporting current and future Apple products.

Requirements

• BS degree
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field
• Proficient in C/C++, assembly a plus
• Experience in embedded software development, bare metal, RTOS, and/or Linux
• Solid understanding of ARM specification, computer architecture, and operating systems
• Experience in boot code, CPU & SOC initialization, device drivers
• Experience in lpDDR4/5, DRAM initialization, and calibration a plus
• Experience in pre/post silicon verification on SOC is a plus
• Good troubleshooting skills in silicon bring-up and embedded software debugging
• Familiar with IO protocols: I2C, SPI, SPMI, UART, GPIO
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl

Responsibilities

• Developing boot and driver code for Apple SOC
• Designing, implementing, and enhancing Common Firmware Environment (CFE)
• Developing system software to exercise power-saving features
• Contributing to SDRAM initialization and calibration development
• Implementing firmware driver for PMIC and battery charging
• Participating in chip bring-up on simulator, emulation, FPGA, and silicon
• Developing applications covering system-level use cases and functional features
• Participating in SOC architecture, design specification, and board schematics review