
Power Control Systems Architect - Platform Architecture
Required skills
- power control systems
- architecture
- Matlab/Simulink
- C/C++
- Bash
- Python
- Classical Control Theory
- Modern Control Theory
- System Identification
- Estimation Theory
Nice to have
- embedded microcontroller environments
- data-driven approaches
- machine-learning
- power allocation
- predictive analytics
- constraint prediction
Role summary
Apple is seeking a Power Control Systems Architect to lead the development of next-generation power control systems. This role involves designing and evolving power control architecture across Apple products to enhance battery life and user experience while managing device power and thermal constraints. Responsibilities include analyzing performance/power data, applying control theory and estimation techniques, exploring data-driven and predictive power allocation methods, and collaborating with systems and software teams. The ideal candidate will have a BS degree and experience with programming languages like Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Bash, or Python, along with expertise in control system design areas such as Classical Control Theory, System Identification, or Signal Processing.
Description
We are seeking a Power Control Systems Architect to lead the development of next-generation power control systems. You will be responsible for designing and evolving the power control architecture deployed across Apple products to extend battery life and improve user experience while meeting device power and thermal constraints across multiple timescales. This work involves collecting and analyzing performance/power data from real-world workloads, applying advanced control theory and estimation techniques to multi-timescale constraint problems, exploring data-driven and predictive approaches to power allocation, cooperating with systems and software teams to characterize and analyze power/performance profiles, and evaluating power control algorithms based on the resulting insights.
Minimum Qualifications
BS degree Experience with one or more of the following programing languages: Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Bash and/or Python Experience with control system design in one or more of the following areas: Classical Control Theory, Modern Control Theory, System Identification, Estimation Theory, Signal Processing, or multi-timescale constraint handling
Preferred Qualifications
MS or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent 20+ years of relevant industry experience Experience implementing control systems in embedded microcontroller environments Experience applying data-driven or machine-learning approaches to power allocation, predictive analytics, or constraint prediction Experience with multi-timescale or hierarchical constraint-handling techniques in real-time control systems Innovative and critical system-level thinker with control system design and debug skills Desire to bring data-driven decision-making and analytics to improve our products Professional and collaborative with interpersonal communication skills
Sample Apple interview questions
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Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
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What is an API and how does it work?
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