Wireless System Bringup and Debug Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

66d

About The Position

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and unusually hardworking Wireless System Engineer. As a member of our multi-faceted group, you will have the rare and extraordinary opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. In this role you will play a key part in the integration, bring-up, and tuning of physical layer systems for next-generation wireless SoCs - from pre-silicon stage to product launch in Apple devices. As a hands-on technical contributor, you will be at the forefront of bring-up, integration and tuning, and debugging of advanced PHY and radio systems for state-of-the-art wireless SoCs. You’ll collaborate across disciplines—including PHY algorithms, RF design, digital, MAC, and firmware teams - to ensure seamless integration and best-in-class wireless performance.

Requirements

• BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience in wireless system design, integration, or bring-up.

Nice To Haves

• Experience, knowledge and skills on wireless system design, integration, bring up and debug of wireless PHY and RF systems on SoC platforms.
• Strong understanding of OFDM and MIMO-based wireless systems across both baseband and RF domains.
• Solid foundation in related communication theory and signal processing.
• Strong understanding of wireless transceiver architectures, RF front-ends and related system-level tradeoffs.
• Knowledge of analog/RF impairments (e.g., DCOC, IQ imbalance, IP2, LOFT, DPD) and their calibration flows.
• Proficiency in performance metrics such as EVM, sensitivity and impairment mitigation strategies.
• Experience working across multi-radio coexistence environments.
• Proficiency using and understanding of the theory of operation of lab equipment (spectrum analyzer, signal generator, power meter).
• Experience with at least one of the following: Matlab, Python, Shell scripting and/or C/C++.
• Experience with automation infrastructure development (traceability, repeatability) and related tools (GIT, CI, database, reporting tools).
• Knowledge of existing wireless communication protocols: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, LTE/WCDMA/GSM, or 802.11ad/ay.
• Advanced degrees - MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Play a key part in the integration, bring-up, and tuning of physical layer systems for next-generation wireless SoCs.
• Contribute hands-on to the bring-up, integration, tuning, and debugging of advanced PHY and radio systems.
• Collaborate across disciplines including PHY algorithms, RF design, digital, MAC, and firmware teams.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees