Silicon Validation Software Engineer: Embedded and Low-level Programming

Job Description

Apple is seeking software engineers with a background in embedded software development to contribute to the development of state-of-the-art next-generation SOCs for current and future Apple products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field
• Proficiency in C/C++, assembly a plus
• Experience with 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, and device drivers
• Familiarity with IO protocols such as I2C, SPMI, UART, and GPIO
• Experience with lpDDR4/5, DRAM initialization, and calibration
• Strong troubleshooting skills in silicon bring-up and embedded software debugging
• Experience with script languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl

Responsibilities

• Develop boot and driver code for Apple SOC
• Design, implement, and enhance Common Firmware Environment (CFE) and other platform software
• Develop system software to exercise power-saving features
• Contribute to SDRAM initialization and calibration development
• Implement firmware drivers for PMIC and battery charging
• Participate in chip bring-up on simulator, emulation, FPGA, and silicon
• Develop applications covering system-level use cases and functional features
• Participate in SOC architecture, design specification, and board schematics review