Wireless System Integration and Characterization Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
Salary
$175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted
24 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 · Wireless System Integration and Characterization Engineer

As a Wireless System Integration and Characterization Engineer, you will join a dynamic team focused on the system integration and characterization of state-of-the-art wireless SoC products. You will be responsible for the bringup, integration, and tuning of PHY and radio systems starting from first silicon through mass production readiness. Your daily work involves characterizing and validating PHY/RF performance across various operating modes, debugging complex issues involving PHY algorithms, RF circuits, firmware, and test setups, and developing automated test workflows to accelerate evaluation. You will utilize communication theory, radio calibration algorithms, and specialized test equipment like signal analyzers and generators to optimize performance. Required skills include expertise in OFDM-based transceivers, knowledge of 802.11 and LTE protocols, and proficiency in Python, Matlab, Perl, C/C++, or C# to develop automation scripts and tools for silicon characterization.

What you'll do

  • Bring up, integrate, and tune PHY and radio systems on first-silicon wireless SoCs.
  • Characterize and validate PHY/RF performance across various operating modes and conditions.
  • Debug and root-cause system-level issues involving PHY algorithms, RF circuits, firmware, and test setups.
  • Optimize performance by improving calibration algorithms such as IQ imbalance, LO leakage, and power control.
  • Develop and automate test and characterization workflows to accelerate silicon evaluation and regression.
  • Analyze results to identify performance bottlenecks across different process and temperature corners.
  • Drive silicon maturity through iterative bring-up cycles until the product is ready for mass production.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science degree and 3-10 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Strong fundamentals in RF/PHY systems, signal processing, communication theory, and analog impairments.
  • Practical expertise in applying these fundamentals to OFDM-based transceivers.
  • Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (preferred).
  • Knowledge of wireless communication protocols such as 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, LTE/WCDMA/GSM, or 802.11ad/ay (preferred).
  • Understanding of communication theory and key Tx/Rx metrics like EVM and sensitivity (preferred).
  • Experience in system bring-up, integration, characterization, and debug of real wireless silicon in a lab (preferred).
  • Proficiency with Python, Matlab, Perl, C/C++, or C# and experience with automation infrastructure tools (preferred).

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