Senior Firmware Engineer

Apple Inc

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Location
San Jose, CA
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$150,400–$277,600 / yr
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1 day ago
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Senior Firmware Engineer

The Senior Firmware Engineer joins the Accessories team to research, develop, and innovate solutions for the next generation of Apple and Beats accessory products. This role involves architecting, designing, developing, and maintaining hardware and software systems throughout the product development lifecycle, from early concepts to fully realized devices. Key responsibilities include performing characterization, testing, and validation of designs while analyzing results to create reports. The position requires expertise in C, hardware bring-up, reading schematics, and debugging chip-level functionality. Candidates must demonstrate experience with low-power microcontrollers using ARM Cortex-M/R/A architectures and standard bus interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, and USB. Additional technical competencies include power management, battery charging architectures, sensor integration, Bluetooth, BLE, compiler toolchains, RTOS environments, and automated firmware test frameworks.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 38 postings across 10 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect, design, develop, and maintain hardware and software systems for accessory products.
  • Perform characterization, testing, and validation of each hardware design.
  • Analyze test results and create technical reports or presentations.
  • Execute hardware bring-up and debug chip-level functionality on new hardware builds.
  • Prototype and integrate systems on low-power microcontrollers using ARM architectures.
  • Implement and manage standard bus interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, and USB.
  • Develop firmware for power management, battery charging, and sensor integration.

What we're looking for

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent field with a strong software focus.
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent (preferred).
  • 5+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development for high-volume consumer accessories or mobile hardware.
  • Demonstrable coding skills with a heavy emphasis on C.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, reading schematics, and debugging chip-level functionality on new hardware builds.
  • Proven experience with system integration and prototyping on low-power microcontrollers (ARM Cortex-M/R/A architectures).
  • Hands-on experience with standard bus interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, and USB.
  • Background in power delivery, battery charging, sensor integration, Bluetooth/BLE, or RTOS environments (preferred).

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