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SoC Audio Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, CA$184.7k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

SoC Audio Architect role focused on defining and owning multi-generational audio subsystem architecture for Apple SoCs, collaborating across Silicon, Software, Hardware, and Firmware teams to optimize performance, power, and area from concept to tape-out and shipping products.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own architecture specifications for audio subsystems across multiple Apple SoC product lines
  • Author and maintain multi-generational technical roadmaps for audio subsystems, securing executive buy-in
  • Contribute to performance and power modeling of audio workloads to determine subsystem sizing and partitioning across interfaces, accelerators, DSPs, and software
  • Collaborate with Silicon Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, and Firmware teams from concept through tape-out
  • Present architecture and performance study results to cross-functional and executive audiences to inform technical decisions
  • Mentor engineers and support onboarding and talent development within the team

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience with SoC architecture principles
  • Experience with SoC audio processing
  • Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience defining architecture specifications for audio, DSP, or signal processing subsystems within an SoC
  • In-depth understanding of SoC architecture concepts, such as on-chip fabric protocols, memory concepts, and clocking, reset, and power management
  • Skilled in digital signal processing algorithms, including audio algorithms
  • Understanding of SoC power modeling and Power/Performance/Area (PPA) optimization
  • Understanding of SoC audio interfaces (e.g., I2S, PDM, TDM, MIPI SWI3S)
  • Proficiency in hardware/software co-design, including familiarity with RTL design concepts (e.g., System Verilog)
  • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across organizations.

Skills

Required:Architecture specification for audio subsystemsRoadmapping for audio subsystemsPerformance and power modelingSoC interfaces (I2S, PDM, TDM, MIPI SWI3S)
Nice to have:RTL/SystemVerilog familiarity

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • a range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation (potential)
  • employee stock programs including discretionary RSU awards and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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