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The Embedded Firmware Engineer - Image Signal Processor (ISP) joins the ISP team to develop pioneering camera technologies and core image signal processing pipelines for Apple products. This role involves developing low-level firmware for sophisticated pipelines running on system-on-chip designs, performing hardware validation, and managing feature bring-up across both pre-silicon emulators and silicon during initial bring-up. The engineer will resolve critical performance challenges involving power consumption, memory utilization, latency, and timing jitter while collaborating with silicon design and machine learning teams to debug hardware-firmware interactions. Candidates must possess proficiency in C and C++, experience with multi-threaded software in embedded RTOS environments, and knowledge of register-level programming. The work focuses on the technical challenges of camera pipelines, video processing systems, and optimizing firmware performance for advanced image signal processing hardware components.
Develop low-level ISP firmware for image processing pipelines on Apple's latest system-on-chip designs.
Drive validation, feature bring-up, and integration of camera software stack during pre-silicon and initial silicon phases.
Identify and resolve performance challenges related to power consumption, memory utilization, latency, and timing jitter.
Collaborate with silicon designers to debug hardware-firmware interactions and influence future architecture decisions.
Optimize firmware for new silicon or hardware platforms using emulators and FPGA prototypes.
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/hardware platforms and familiarity with pre-silicon development environments like emulators and FPGA prototypes (preferred).
Experience with firmware performance tuning, memory optimization, power management, and register-level programming (preferred).
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools and ability to debug complex systems using hardware and software tools (preferred).