Apple
Embedded Firmware Engineer - Image Signal Processor (ISP)
$142K–$278K
Cupertino, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Cupertino, California
San Diego, California - Experience
- 3+ years developing multi-threaded software within embedded RTOS environments; preferred: 5+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and brings up low-level firmware for Apple’s image signal processor and camera systems, from pre-silicon development through production.
What you'll do
- Develop low-level ISP firmware for image-processing pipelines on Apple system-on-chip designs.
- Validate ISP hardware, bring up features, and integrate the camera software stack on emulators and silicon.
- Debug hardware-firmware interactions and address performance issues involving power, memory, latency, and timing.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience developing multi-threaded software within embedded RTOS environments.
- Strong proficiency in C and C++.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of embedded firmware development experience; experience with camera pipelines, image signal processors, or video processing systems.
- Experience bringing up firmware on new silicon or hardware platforms; familiarity with pre-silicon environments, performance tuning, memory optimization, and power management.
Pay
USD $150,400 to $277,600 base salary; USD $142,300 to $263,300 base salary
Tools
C, C++, embedded RTOS, emulators, FPGA prototypes
AI focus
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools and workflows is preferred; no specific AI development work is stated.
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