Connectivity Systems Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
58 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Connectivity Systems Engineer

As a Connectivity Systems Engineer, you will join the wireless silicon development team to de-risk designs before tape-out by owning the pre-silicon emulation environment. You will serve as the primary validation point for Palladium emulation builds, performing smoke tests and developing the core infrastructure including register maps, boot sequences, and system configurations. Your daily work involves building reusable tools to abstract complexity, allowing broader teams to focus on design verification. You will also perform lab bring-up, testing, and performance characterization for Bluetooth and UWB silicon. To succeed, you must possess strong digital design fundamentals with RTL experience in Verilog or VHDL, a solid understanding of SoC architecture, and proficiency in Python or C/C++. The role requires expertise in wireless systems, specifically MAC and PHY layer concepts, to solve complex challenges in high-efficiency wireless SoC development.

What you'll do

  • Perform initial smoke and sanity testing on Palladium emulation builds to ensure they are functional and ready for team use.
  • Develop and own the infrastructure for register maps, boot sequences, clock/reset setup, and system-level configurations.
  • Create reusable tools and infrastructure to abstract platform complexity for other design verification engineers.
  • Maintain and evolve emulation infrastructure across multiple silicon generations as a long-lived platform.
  • Execute pre-silicon emulation tasks including test development, debugging, and performance characterization.
  • Perform lab bring-up, testing, and optimization of Bluetooth and UWB silicon under real-world conditions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree with 10 years of relevant experience.
  • Master's degree with 10 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong digital design fundamentals with hands-on RTL experience in Verilog or VHDL.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++ for developing modeling, simulation, and verification infrastructure.
  • Working knowledge of wireless systems, including MAC and/or PHY layer concepts.
  • Experience with pre-silicon verification using emulation platforms like Palladium.
  • Experience developing verification frameworks including register maps, initialization sequences, and system-level configuration.
  • Experience in the design and validation of Bluetooth and UWB wireless systems.

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