Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer

Apple Inc

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Location
Los Angeles, CA
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$122,700–$214,300 / yr
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3 days ago
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TL;DR · Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer

Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer As part of the wireless silicon development team, you will serve as a central hub facilitating the transition from design development to mass production. You will deliver end-to-end RF integration solutions, including DUT control development, pre-silicon emulation, and integrated RF calibration. Your daily responsibilities involve performing wireless SoC RF functionality bring up, designing block and system calibrations with optimized algorithms, and conducting performance characterization for metrics like IP3, NF, ACPR, and phase noise. You will design test benches, write scripts to analyze large datasets, and develop firmware based on Python reference scripts for Wafer and Module ATE production. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, C programming, and automation frameworks, alongside experience with network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, and vector signal generators to solve complex wireless transceiver architecture challenges.

What you'll do

  • Develop and integrate end-to-end DUT control sequences and verify them with emulation systems.
  • Perform wireless SoC RF functionality bring-up and initial silicon validation.
  • Design and develop RF block and system calibration algorithms and optimizations.
  • Characterize and optimize RF performance metrics such as Psat, IP3, NF, and phase noise.
  • Design RF test benches and write scripts to control the SoC and communicate with test equipment.
  • Parse and analyze large datasets to generate RF performance summary reports against specifications.
  • Develop RF calibrations and tests for Wafer ATE and Module ATE mass production.
  • Develop RF firmware based on Python reference scripts.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science degree and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with RF parametric testing such as IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, and load pull (preferred).
  • Knowledge of RF test equipment including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, and vector signal generators (preferred).
  • Strong wireless RF background and familiarity with RF systems fundamentals and transceiver architectures (preferred).
  • Proficiency in understanding RFIC block-level design schematics (preferred).
  • Experience with RF PCB board design, debug, and development (preferred).
  • Proficiency in Python programming language (preferred).
  • Experience with embedded systems, C programming, and automation framework development (preferred).

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