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SoC Systems Software Engineer

You will architect, build, and maintain system software for current and next-generation system-level test and ATE equipment. This role involves cross-functional collaboration to develop hardware abstraction layers, diagnostics routines, and automated testing infrastructure.

Cupertino, California, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at Apple?

Do you love crafting elegant solutions to highly complex challenges. Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail. As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you'll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC).

You'll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and expertly handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you'll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple's devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices.

Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices. The team engages in multi-disciplinary effort to design, develop and maintain our current and next generation system level test and ATE platform solutions. As the number of SOC's keeps increasing, we are growing our team to meet the scope and complexities required to deliver outstanding SOC test platform solutions.

We are looking for system software engineer to architect, build and maintain system software that powers our current and next generation of system level test and ATE equipment. The ideal candidate will have a strong mix of education and practical experience with a real passion for solving diverse engineering challenges. A successful candidate in this role will demonstrate deep knowledge in sophisticated software design and development.

If you enjoy fast paced and challenging environment and collaborating with people across different functional areas as well as thriving during crisis times, we encourage you to apply! DESCRIPTION • Work cross-functionally with platform architecture, Silicon Validation, product engineering and other hardware/software teams within Apple and our vendors to develop and integrate best in class software and hardware.

• Design, develop, and maintain application and hardware abstraction layer software, drivers and test programs. • Develop silicon characterization algorithms, diagnostics routines and performance measurement tools. • Design and develop infrastructure to support automated testing of software solutions at scale.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree + 10 Years of Experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS At least 10 years of experience in systems software design and development. Excellent programming (C /C++/ C#) and scripting skills (Python). Proficiency with design, architecting and developing large, complex system software.

Ability to work under tight schedule and deliver on time. Experience software development on windows/ Mac OS/ Linux OS. Good understanding of network technologies, protocols.

Project management experience across teams and organizations. Experience in owning, leading and driving large scale software solutions with cross functional stakeholders. System Level Test equipment or Automated Test Equipment (ATE) experience is a plus.

SEMI standards knowledge is a plus. Machine Learning, data analysis, data bases and SQL experience is a plus.

Which skills does this role require?

C++C#System Software DesignHardware Abstraction LayerSilicon CharacterizationAutomated TestingDiagnosticsSoCSilicon TechnologiesSystem-on-ChipDriversSilicon ValidationProduct EngineeringPerformance MeasurementNetwork ProtocolsSoftware ArchitectureEmbedded SystemsFirmwareInfrastructure

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