Embedded DSP Firmware Engineer
Culver City, California, United States
Software and Services
Imagine what you could do at Apple! Everyday, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you bring passion and dedication to your job? If so, we are looking for individuals like you. The Audio and Media Technologies(AMT) org in SWE is at the heart of Apple’s innovative products, including the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, and Vision Pro. Our work directly impacts the end-user experience through impactful features such as Hearing Health, Adaptive Noise Control, Conversation Awareness, FaceTime, Siri, media playback, and Conversation Boost, to name just a few.
AMT seeking a highly motivated engineer to join our Embedded DSP Engineering team. In this role, you will develop software to realize novel audio features on proprietary high-performance embedded processors and optimize system performance to meet audio quality and battery life targets. You will work cross-functionally with hardware, algorithm, acoustics, application, and QA engineers to bring these features to life.
Description
We are looking for someone who can help us realize new low-power/high compute audio DSP features and experiences that span the Apple ecosystem, delivering exceptional quality. This role entails implementing embedded software on low-power programmable hardware and companion software on source devices running iOS, macOS and watchOS. You will expand the teams test-oriented development infrastructure to facilitate greater automated test coverage and the earlier detection of performance regressions. You will develop tools that enable effective real-time audio debugging. Collaboration with Acoustics experts, Hearing Health engineers, iOS developers, audio driver developers and QA will be essential to deliver these world-class features and impactful experiences to customers.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of relevant work experience
- Solid understanding of DSP fundamentals
- Excellent C/C++ and Python coding skills
- Experience with development and debug of audio issues on HW platforms
- Ability to problem solve independently and collaborate effectively with people from various disciplines.
- BS/MS in EE or CS or equivalent work experience.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Swift/Objective C/C++ and related iOS and macOS frameworks
- Experience realizing audio/DSP/real-rime features and applications
- Experience with audio test and measurements equipment and methodologies
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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