Wireless RF PHY Firmware Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Irvine, CA
Salary: $120,300–$210,100 / yr
Posted: 38 days ago

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TL;DR · Wireless RF PHY Firmware Engineer

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Join Apple’s Wireless Connectivity Silicon team as a Senior Firmware Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in developing embedded firmware for SoC bring-up and wireless connectivity enablement. You’ll collaborate closely with product software and manufacturing teams to implement RF and PHY calibrations, algorithms, and testing across various stages of production. Your responsibilities include architecting innovative solutions with the RF/Radio design, DVT, PHY, and System engineering teams, debugging real-time systems using lab equipment, and supporting pre-silicon validation efforts through simulation and FPGA prototyping. The ideal candidate has expertise in embedded firmware development for ARM CPUs, digital signal processing algorithms, and multi-threaded environments, along with a strong understanding of wireless communication standards like Bluetooth and WLAN. This role demands proficiency in C and assembly languages, Python for algorithm implementation, and hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

Skills

Python C Assembly ARM RTOS Multithreading Interrupts HW/FW Semaphores Digital Signal Processing Multi-core Environment Numpy SciPy Fixed Point Arithmetic Floating Point Arithmetic Low-level Hardware Interfaces Register Programming Bare-metal Software Development Clock Management Power Management Lab Equipment Logic Analyzers Oscilloscopes Network Analyzers Spectrum Analyzers Signal Generators Bluetooth WLAN ZigBee UWB

What you'll do

Develop SoC test and calibration capabilities for various manufacturing stages.
Implement wireless connectivity algorithms on embedded CPUs for real-time performance.
Debug complex systems with limited visibility using lab equipment and development boards.
Integrate signal processing algorithms into firmware to enable time-critical calibrations.
Support pre-silicon validation through simulation, emulation, and FPGA prototyping efforts.
Handle error conditions and implement recovery mechanisms in embedded firmware.

What we're looking for

Experience with embedded firmware development using C and assembly for ARM CPUs.
Strong understanding of wireless communication systems, including RF fundamentals and performance metrics.
Proficiency in digital signal processing algorithms and real-time system debugging.
Knowledge of multi-threaded environments, interrupt handling, and resource management.
Familiarity with low-level hardware interfaces and bare-metal software development.
Experience implementing diagnostics and manufacturing tests for embedded systems.
Understanding of industry standards for wireless communications like Bluetooth and WLAN.