System Analysis Engineer - Platform Architecture
Santa Clara, California, United States
Hardware
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Do you love to spend your free time tinkering with new gadgets and exploring groundbreaking technologies? Do you obsess over every detail of product experience? Are you constantly looking out for the latest technology developments and tracking the shifting landscape? Platform Architecture group is responsible for building technologies that connect our hardware and software into one unified system. Join this team, and you’ll collaborate with engineers across Apple to deep dive into hardware and software technologies, uncover potential optimization to enhance and improve customer experiences across Apple devices.
Description
Apple’s Platform Architecture group is seeking a highly motivated system analysis engineer with excellent analytical skills. This position requires deep interest in building breadth and depth of system level analysis. You are a critical problem solver with an aptitude for learning new technologies. In this role, you will work to:
• Identify key experiences for different user groups, define useful metrics, design experiments to measure & analyze the experiences and build useful insights informed by data and heuristics.
• Measure system analytics such as performance, power, thermal and acoustic data across both Apple and competitor devices to analyze hardware and software behavior and recommend the best user experiences.
• Uncover potential optimization across all aspects of hardware such as CPU, GPU, neural engine, media engine, memory, storage etc. and that of software such as OS, drivers, application etc.
• Collaborate with engineering groups to pursue opportunities to enhance and improve customer experiences.
• Stay on top of the latest developments in technology, device features, user experiences and product launches.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree, or equivalent years of experience.
- Experience in one of the following: system performance and power profiling tools or visual effects, animation, immersive experience design or similar creative field.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of operating system fundamentals and system performance analysis & debug.
- Experience with system performance and power profiling tools.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally from silicon to SW teams.
- Passion and desire to learn new things, from deep technical topics to user workflows
- Scripting skills such as Python, C/C++ or similar.
- Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems is a bonus.
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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