Wireless System Integration and Characterization Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
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$175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted
70 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Wireless System Integration and Characterization Engineer

The Wireless System Integration and Characterization Engineer joins a dynamic group to manage the system integration and characterization of state-of-the-art wireless SoC products. This role involves bringing up, integrating, and tuning PHY and radio systems on first-silicon wireless SoCs from chip back until mass production. Key responsibilities include characterizing PHY/RF performance, debugging system-level issues across algorithms and firmware, and developing automated test workflows. The position requires expertise in communication theory, signal processing, and OFDM-based transceivers. Candidates must utilize RF test equipment like signal analyzers and generators while applying software skills in Python, Matlab, Perl, C/C++, or C#. The work focuses on optimizing radio calibration algorithms, including IQ imbalance and power control, to ensure robust performance across various process and temperature corners.

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 spanning PHY algorithms, RF circuits, firmware, and test setups.
  • Develop and automate test and characterization workflows to accelerate silicon evaluation and regression.
  • Analyze results to identify performance bottlenecks and drive improvements in calibration algorithms.
  • Ensure robust performance across process and temperature corners for silicon maturity.
  • Document findings and communicate results to drive products toward mass production readiness.

What we're looking for

  • BS degree and a minimum of 3-10 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Strong fundamentals in RF/PHY systems, signal processing, communication theory, and analog impairments.
  • Practical expertise in applying fundamentals to OFDM-based transceivers.
  • MSEE or PhD degree (preferred).
  • Knowledge of wireless communication protocols such as 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, LTE/WCDMA/GSM, or 802.11ad/ay (preferred).
  • Experience in system bring-up, integration, characterization, and debug of real wireless silicon in a lab (preferred).
  • Experience with wireless/RF test equipment like signal analyzers, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers (preferred).
  • Experience with Python, Matlab, Perl, C/C++, or C# (preferred).

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