DSP Wireless Systems Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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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 · DSP Wireless Systems Engineer

As a DSP Wireless Systems Engineer, you will join a silicon design group focused on improving power amplifier efficiency and reducing power consumption for high data rate wireless applications. You will architect calibration and correction methods, implement system models of analog front-end designs, and develop algorithms to mitigate nonlinear distortion from advanced transmitter architectures like EER or polar transmitters. Your daily work involves collaborating with RF, digital, and firmware engineers to partition hardware and software functions while ensuring area and time efficiency. You will utilize MATLAB, Python, and C/C++ for modeling and simulation, and perform hands-on lab testing using spectrum analyzers and signal generators to characterize real silicon. The role addresses critical challenges in wireless communication systems, including 5G-NR, WiFi, and Bluetooth protocols, by optimizing signal processing for improved linearity and performance.

What you'll do

  • Design and simulate state-of-the-art wireless transmitters for high data rate applications.
  • Investigate innovative PA architectures, calibration algorithms, and processing structures to enhance performance.
  • Architect hardware, firmware, and software partitioning for area and time efficiency.
  • Develop system models of analog front-end designs and impairments using C and MATLAB.
  • Collaborate with digital designers to implement power and area-efficient digital methods.
  • Work with firmware designers to realize high-efficiency software implementations and hardware acceleration.
  • Perform bring up, testing, and characterization of real silicon in a lab environment.

What we're looking for

  • BSEE and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
  • Experience designing signal processing for wireless communications systems.
  • Ability to estimate RF impairments via direct equipment measurement or self-testing via loopback.
  • Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, and/or C/C++ for algorithm development, modeling, and simulation.
  • Hands-on experience with lab testing and characterization using spectrum analyzers, signal generators, signal analyzers, and power meters.
  • Basic understanding of RF and analog components, their impairments on OFDM signals, and corresponding calibration methods.
  • MSEE or PhD degree (preferred).
  • Experience in digital pre-distortion, crest-factor reduction, nonlinear crosstalk cancellation, and real-chip bring-up (preferred).

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