Embedded Firmware Engineer, Image Signal Processor (ISP)

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Embedded Firmware Engineer, Image Signal Processor (ISP)

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The Embedded Firmware Engineer - Image Signal Processor (ISP) joins the ISP team to drive pioneering camera technologies for Apple products. This role involves developing low-level ISP firmware for sophisticated image processing pipelines running on the latest system-on-chip designs. Key responsibilities include driving hardware validation, feature bring-up, and camera software stack integration across the full product lifecycle, from pre-silicon emulation to silicon bring-up. The engineer must identify and resolve system performance challenges such as power consumption, memory utilization, latency, and timing jitter. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in C and C++ within multi-threaded software and embedded RTOS environments. The work requires collaborating with silicon design and machine learning teams to debug hardware-firmware interactions and contribute to architecture decisions for future camera capabilities.

Skills

C C++ Embedded Firmware RTOS ISP FPGA Pre-silicon Emulation Silicon Bring-up Image Signal Processing Register-level Programming Power Management Memory Optimization

What you'll do

Develop low-level ISP firmware for image processing pipelines on Apple's latest SoC designs.
Drive ISP hardware validation and feature bring-up on emulators and silicon.
Integrate camera software stacks during pre-silicon development and initial silicon bring-up.
Identify and resolve system performance issues regarding power, memory, latency, and timing jitter.
Debug hardware-firmware interactions in coordination with silicon design teams.
Contribute to architecture decisions that shape future camera capabilities.
Perform firmware performance tuning and memory optimization for embedded systems.

What we're looking for

BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
3+ years of experience developing multi-threaded software within embedded RTOS environments.
Strong proficiency in C and C++.
5+ years of embedded firmware development experience (preferred).
Experience with camera pipelines, image signal processors, or video processing systems (preferred).
Track record of bringing up firmware on new silicon or hardware platforms (preferred).
Familiarity with pre-silicon development environments including emulators and FPGA prototypes (preferred).
Experience with firmware performance tuning, memory optimization, and power management (preferred).