Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

4h

About The Position

Join Apple’s wireless silicon development team, which develops wireless silicon with an emphasis on energy efficiency and technologies that transform the product-level user experience. The organization spans RF/Analog, Systems/PHY/MAC, VLSI/RTL, emulation, design verification, test and validation, and firmware/software engineering.

The engineer will deliver an end-to-end RF integration solution, including DUT control development, pre-silicon emulation and simulation, and integrated RF calibration. The role serves as a central hub across phases from design development through product mass production. Responsibilities also include Wireless SoC-RF bring-up at first touch and final silicon validation results and compliance. The role offers opportunities to develop technical depth in hardware and software, including wireless transceiver architecture, RF systems and DSP, software frameworks, RF drivers, embedded systems, and productization.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• At least 10 years of relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with RF parametric testing, such as IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, and load pull.
• Strong working knowledge of RF test equipment, such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, and vector signal generators.
• Strong wireless RF background and familiarity with RF systems fundamentals, RF transceiver architectures, and/or digital communication.
• Ability to understand RFIC block-level design schematics.
• Some experience with RF PCB board design, debugging, and development.
• Python programming experience; highly desired.
• Experience with embedded systems and the C programming language.
• Experience developing automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an end-to-end RF integration solution, including DUT control development, pre-silicon emulation and simulation, and integrated RF calibration.
• Enable phases of development from design through product mass production.
• Perform Wireless SoC-RF bring-up at first touch.
• Deliver final silicon validation results and compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior