Firmware Engineering Manager

Lead a team of talented firmware engineers developing next-generation Human Interface Device (HID) technologies for Apple products. This role combines technical leadership with people management to deliver innovative input solutions that millions of customers use daily, including Pencil, Mac Trackpad and Keyboard, Siri Remote, and more

Description

The Human Interface Device Firmware (HID FW) team designs, builds, and delivers high-quality embedded firmware and software for embedded systems, custom sensing silicon, and SOC co-processors across all Apple products. Our focus is the human-machine interface as we bridge Hardware and Software to enable the best interaction experiences. We work with Product Design, Electrical Engineering, Silicon Design, Algorithms, Software, and UI teams to converge on incredible user experiences and best-in-class embedded architecture, optimized for latency, performance, power, memory, cost, and other system constraints.

We are seeking a passionate engineering manager to lead a team responsible for a variety of touch and force sensing products including Pencil, Mac trackpad and keyboard, Siri Remote, and other accessories. Ideally, this leader is familiar with ARM-based processors, user input device firmware, and MacOS/Unix systems.","responsibilities":"We are looking for individuals who will:

Guide their team in delivery of production-level firmware into constrained sensor stacks and embedded processors

Make strategic technical product decisions that positively affect the engineering team's ability to deliver embedded technologies

Contribute to system architecture alongside firmware/software leads, and actively engage in debugging and brainstorming when issues arise

Represent the firmware team in multi-functional and executive meetings

Provide employees career development opportunities and maintain a frequent, ongoing constructive feedback loop with them

Encourage innovation and technical growth in their employees through hands-on mentoring and support

Determine project prioritization, task assignment, and project scheduling alongside the engineering program manager

Provide annual performance evaluations and determine compensation distribution for their employees

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading down-selection of features and investigations based on prioritization of needs and risks

Effective communication skills - listening, processing, and contributing both within team and cross-functionally

Experience shipping sensing solutions in applications such as touch screens, medical electronics, aviation sensors, etc.

Direct experience as a lead delivering firmware for shipping consumer electronics products at large scale

Experience with hardware design, review, and bringup

Experience with modern development practices including continuous integration, automated testing, and code review processes

Demonstrated commitment to fostering inclusive teams and developing talent from diverse backgrounds

Strong problem-solving skills with ability to navigate technical and organizational challenges

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience and 5+ years experience in a lead firmware role and/or 2+ years experience in a firmware engineering manager role

Understanding of SoC, microcontroller, and system architecture

Experience with sensing technologies such as touch, force, pressure, etc.

Experience driving technical innovation at multiple layers in the stack, as well as up and down the organization

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