Power Control Systems Architect - Platform Architecture

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! We are looking for a smart, self-driven engineer who loves to test their skills against new and diverse challenges. We have a role that will push you to do your best, to be your most creative and to invent new technology that affects billions of users. This is your opportunity to join the elite team responsible for crafting

Minimum Qualifications

BS degree Experience with one or more of the following programing languages: Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Bash and/or Python Experience with control system design in one or more of the following areas: Classical Control Theory, Modern Control Theory, System Identification, Estimation Theory, Signal Processing, or multi-timescale constraint handling Experience with AI tools

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD in ME, Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent 20+ years of relevant industry experience Experience implementing control systems in embedded microcontroller environments Experience applying data-driven or machine-learning approaches to power allocation, predictive analytics, or constraint prediction Experience with multi-timescale or hierarchical constraint-handling techniques in real-time control systems Innovative and critical system-level thinker with control system design and debug skills Desire to bring data-driven decision-making and analytics to improve our products Professional and collaborative with interpersonal communication skills

Description

We are seeking a Power Control Systems Architect to lead the development of next-generation power control systems. You will be responsible for designing and evolving the power control architecture deployed across Apple products to extend battery life and improve user experience while meeting device power and thermal constraints across multiple timescales. This work involves collecting and analyzing performance/power data from real-world workloads, applying advanced control theory and estimation techniques to multi-timescale constraint problems, exploring data-driven and predictive approaches to power allocation, cooperating with systems and software teams to characterize and analyze power/performance profiles, and evaluating power control algorithms based on the resulting insights.

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the multi-year architecture for power control systems across Apple's product lines Design and specify control algorithms — classical, modern, and data-driven — for battery, thermal, and performance constraints operating across multiple timescales Guide algorithm implementation from concept through embedded deployment, partnering with firmware and systems teams Analyze real-world performance/power data to identify architecture and algorithm improvements, including opportunities for predictive, machine-learning-informed power allocation Review and approve control system designs across the power control system domain Mentor engineers and help set technical direction for the power control systems team