Jr Camera HW & SW Prototyping Engineer
Company: Apple Inc.
Location: Newport Beach
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Newport Beach , California , United States Apple is looking for
a Jr Camera HW & SW Prototyping Engineer to join a fast growing
production tools development team. We're looking for an
enthusiastic and self starting Engineer to advance the development
of cutting edge technology for use in high-end professional
production environments.The Engineer will support the Senior Camera
HW & SW Prototyping Engineer to develop and execute the strategies
and designs agreed on with internal teams and/or external partners
& vendors. The systems this team creates will be used in high
stakes production environments where there's only one chance to
capture amazing content.This team embraces a scrappy, "fail fast &
often," and "if a solution already exists, we'll buy it" approach
to production tools R&D. The Engineer will be virtually unbound
to explore any and all technologies in order to bring to life new
tools for production stakeholders asking for the impossible.If
developing bleeding edge, high-availability, professional capture
tools at the intersection of art and technology is your passion,
this could be the opportunity you've been working towards. Key
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience leading or contributing to the development
of the technology to support professional or high reliability
AR/XR/3D or 2D capture systems.
- Experience working with professional camera systems (Sony,
ARRI, IMAX, RED, etc.).
- Hands-on experience implementing HW designs and programming
with FPGA devices. (Xilinx, Vivido, etc.)
- Experience delivering mechanical and/or industrial design CAD
models from PoC to FATP using Solidworks, Inventor, NX, etc.
- Experience designing multilayer PCB's employing data protocols
like UART, SPI, I2C using Allegro, Altium, Eagle, etc.
- Experience programming in C/C++ & scripting languages like
Perl/Python.
- Knowledge of image processing using OpenCV.
- Deep knowledge of low voltage DC-DC power systems and noise
suppression and filtering techniques.
- Experience controlling and implementing high repeatability
servos, geared motor and drivers.
- Experience working in theatrical or live production
environments. Description The Jr Camera HW & SW Prototyping
Engineers "normal day at the office" will include researching,
presenting and negotiating technical approaches with cross
functional stakeholders, then developing the CAD models and EE
schematics for those ideas to be manufactured using Apples world
class rapid prototyping and manufacturing capabilities.The Engineer
will work with production engineering and maintenance staff to test
and validate prototypes and production units in real world
scenarios. In addition to working on new designs, the Engineer will
be the point person for running root cause analysis and
troubleshooting issues production crews discover in the field.
Additional Requirements
- - Prior experience working with and designing for non-standard
types of photography or cinematography such as underwater, aerial,
extreme conditions, and virtual production.
- - Familiarity with typical video and audio recording formats
commonly found in the cinematic or live broadcast industry. (RAW,
ProRes, EXR, BWF, etc.)
- - Familiarity with video transport protocols like SMPTE-2110 or
SDI.
- - Familiarity with production equipment and maintenance tasks
typically found in cinematic or live broadcast environments.
- - Able to read and draw wiring harness and pinout
schematics.
- - Able to solider IC's and other small components, by
hand.
- - Working knowledge of media production and workflow tools such
as Adobe Premiere, BlackMagic Resolve, ColorFront (OSD),
ShotGrid/ShotGun, Perforce, Unity, Unreal, etc.
- - Experience using standard organization and communication
tools. (Jira, Confluence, Keynote, PowerPoint, Omnigraffle, Vizio,
Word, etc.)
- - Experience with EMI, RF, vibration, drop and thermal
evaluation test processes and tools.
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation
package and is determined within a range. This provides the
opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The
base pay range for this role is between $144,500 and $217,500, and
your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications,
experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple
shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee
stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary
restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a
discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a
range of discounted products and free services, and for formal
education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement
for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally,
this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission
payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple
Benefits.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are
subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the
applicable plan or program.
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