
System Integration Lead
Required skills
- System Firmware
- Diagnostics
- System Integration
- hardware
- embedded hardware
- hardware/software interactions
- computer architecture
- bus technologies
- I2C
- SPI
Nice to have
- embedded software development
- validation
- SoC interaction
- OS SW
- triage problems
- prioritize
Role summary
Apple's System Firmware & Diagnostics Group is seeking a System Integration Lead to join their hardware development team. This role involves defining and executing manufacturing tests for future consumer products, focusing on identifying system-level hardware design issues. The lead will work with cross-functional teams to architect test suites by analyzing hardware architecture and test metrics. Requires a strong understanding of embedded hardware, software fundamentals, computer architecture, and bus/I/O protocols, with programming skills in C/C++ and Python. Experience in embedded software development, SoC validation, problem triage, and manufacturing is highly desired.
Description
In this role you will be working with the cross functional team to architect and coordinate definition of a test suite targeted for hardware qualification by way of deep diving into the hardware architecture and analyzing metrics reported by these tests.
Minimum Qualifications
10 yrs with BS Electrical/Computer Engineering or relevant work experience. Strong understanding of embedded hardware components and hardware/software interactions. Strong background in computer architecture, bus technologies (such as I2C, SPI) and I/O protocols (such as PCIe, USB). Prior experience with embedded software development is highly desired. Scripting and programming skills in C/C++, Python.
Preferred Qualifications
10yrs with MS Electrical/Computer Engineering. Knowledge of validation of functional and stability aspects of SoC interaction with OS SW. Ability to triage problems, prioritize accordingly, and propose a resolution. Thrive in a collaborative environment and can clearly communicate while expertly driving multiple projects across many teams. Manufacturing experience and prior exposure to working with contract manufacturers is highly desired. Obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seeks to solve everyday problems in innovative ways. Engineering experience: 2-5 years Leadership/Technical Program Management experience with strong communication skills: 2-3 years.
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
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