Car Experience Partner Engineer - Embedded systems, Wireless Tech and Ecosystems

Summary

At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. The Car Experience team sits at the intersection of consumer electronics and the automotive industry, transforming how iPhone users interact with their vehicles. By seamlessly integrating iOS features like CarPlay and Digital Car Key, we empower millions of users to stay connected, entertained, and safe on the road. We work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where innovation and attention to detail are at the core of everything we do.
We are looking for a highly motivated systems engineer with strong interactional skills, a problem solver who will effectively and proactively work with developers during bring-up of automotive systems with Apple integration components. In this role, you will be the critical link between Apple’s engineering teams and our automotive partners to integrate CarPlay and other iOS car integration features into their systems, ensuring the highest level of end-customer quality. If you are passionate about embedded systems, driven to solve complex code-level challenges, and excited to guide global automakers from initial concept to production launch, this team provides the perfect platform to make a meaningful impact.

Description

As a Car Experience Partner Engineer (embedded systems), your essential function is to ensure the flawless technical integration of Apple’s automotive technologies into next-generation vehicles. You will balance hands-on embedded software development with external partner management, acting as the technical authority for automotive developers.

Responsibilities

• Integration and debugging support of Apple’s embedded software libraries and integration SDKs.
• Guidance for system bring-up on automotive Linux and/or Android platforms.
• Driving joint initiatives with automotive partners, including system design reviews, requirement alignments, and hands-on debugging workshops.
• Providing technical integration directions, clarifying specifications, and handling critical development escalations from OEMs.
• Assessing external usability concepts, providing constructive design feedback, and championing Apple's standards for great user experiences.
• Contributing to technical requirements and integration guidelines to scale our partner support.
• Regular travel to partner engineering centers and testing facilities may be required to support integration milestones.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded software engineering, SDK development, or automotive systems integration.
• Experience writing production-quality code in C, C++, or Java.
• Experience troubleshooting complex embedded systems, ideally in areas of automotive systems.
• Experience analyzing complex communication logs and reproducing network or interoperability issues.
• Experience using agentic AI in code development, issue analysis, and reporting.
• Experience utilizing audio and video media codecs, handling streaming content, or routing audio/video inside embedded systems.
• Experience taking end-to-end ownership of a feature, product, or protocol from design to release.
• Experience engaging directly with external vendors, clients, or cross-functional teams to drive technical initiatives.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Mandarin.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience integrating and certifying CarPlay (wired / wireless) or Digital Car Key (UWB vehicle access).
• Experience working within an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier environment.
• Experience performing Linux or Android Automotive platform bring-up activities.
• Experience navigating ambiguity, multitasking effectively, and consistently prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment.