Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer

Come and join Apple's growing wireless silicon development team. Our wireless SoC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development, emphasizing highly energy‑efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level. All of this is driven by a world‑class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

• Develop and integrate RF end‑to‑end DUT control sequence and verify it with emulation system.
• Responsible for wireless‑SoC RF functionality bring up.
• Design and develop RF block and/or system calibrations, including algorithms and optimizations.
• Perform RF performance optimization and characterization such as Psat, Mask, IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, lock time, and return loss.
• Design RF test bench and implement scripts that control wireless‑SoC and communicate with test equipment.
• Write scripts to plot, parse and analyze large data sets.
• Generate RF performance summary report based on characterization results compared to chip specification.
• Develop RF calibrations and tests for Wafer ATE and Module ATE mass production and analyze ATE failures.
• Develop RF firmware based on Python reference scripts.

• Solid experience of 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.
• Proficiency in understanding RFIC block‑level design schematics.
• Some experience with RF PCB board design, debugging, and development.
• Python programming language is highly desired.
• Experience with embedded systems and C programming language.
• Automation framework development.

• BS degree and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.

Pay & Benefits:
Base pay range for this role is between $122,700 and $214,300, dependent on skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees may also become shareholders through discretionary stock programs, receive discounted stock purchases, and enjoy comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition. Additional discretionary bonuses, commission payments, and relocation assistance may be available.

Note:

Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.