Sensing HW - Algorithm Systems Engineer
Required skills
- Sensing Architecture
- sensor solutions
- algorithm prototyping
- algorithm performance bounding
- algorithm validation
- sensor hardware
- performance requirements
- sensing algorithm architectures
- analytical modeling
- ML methods
Nice to have
- EE
- Physics
- large datasets
- data processing pipelines
- training
- validation
Role summary
Apple's Sensing Architecture team is seeking an Algorithm Systems Engineer to develop advanced sensing algorithms for future products. This role involves algorithm prototyping, performance validation, and defining sensor hardware requirements. You will design algorithm architectures using techniques like ML, statistical signal processing, and optimization. Collaboration with Electrical Engineering and Firmware teams is crucial for creating state-of-the-art sensor solutions. The ideal candidate has a strong background in image/signal processing, ML, and engineering mathematics, with programming skills in Python/Matlab. Preferred qualifications include an MS/PhD, experience with large datasets, ML frameworks, and system-level design.
Description
You will be responsible for developing advanced sensing algorithms for future Apple products. This will involve algorithm prototyping, algorithm performance bounding and validation, and assessing sensor hardware and performance requirements. You will be designing new sensing algorithm architectures using a variety of techniques such as analytical modeling, ML methods, statistical signals processing, and classical algorithms/optimization methods to characterize and validate system performance. Development and negotiation of cross-functional requirements to ensure subsystem performance will be a key part of the role, and as such you will collaborate closely with Electrical Engineering and Firmware teams to create state-of-the-art sensor solutions.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree Strong background in image/signal processing, estimation/inference, or machine learning Strong engineering math background (e.g. applied linear algebra, probability) Strong programming skills in high level languages like Python/Matlab
Preferred Qualifications
MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Math or Physics Multi-disciplinary understanding of EE and Physics principles Experience with analyzing large datasets and developing data processing pipelines Experience with training/validation for statistical inference or ML/DL algs Experience with algorithm optimization for HW constraints (e.g. compute, memory, power) Experience with establishing quantitative algorithm performance benchmarks Experience with ML frameworks and data processing packages (eg PyTorch, SciPy, pandas, jax) Experience in modeling complex cross-disciplinary systems Experience in system-level design of imaging or sensing systems Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Sample Apple interview questions
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Design a typeahead box for a search engine
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Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
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Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
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What is an API and how does it work?
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