RFIC System Engineer

Socket.dev; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is hiring for a role within its wireless silicon development team. The position focuses on RF/analog and mixed-signal design, emphasizing energy-efficient silicon technologies that enhance user experiences across products.

The team spans RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC, VLSI/RTL, Emulation, and FW/SW engineering to deliver state-of-the-art wireless solutions. The ideal candidate will contribute to modeling, verification, and integration activities and will collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in RF/analog and mixed-signal design.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, SystemVue or other system-level modeling.

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Come and join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team. Our wireless SoC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development, emphasizing highly energy-efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level. All of this is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree. RF/analog and mixed signal design experience in RF CMOS design. Experience with MATLAB, python , SystemVue or other system level modeling

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience modeling RF/Analog circuits using MATLAB/Verilog-A/python and writing block-level specifications based on this modeling Direct tape-out experience with one or more of the following blocks: RF front-end circuits, PA, LNA, mixer, oscillator, PLL, LO, VGA, filter, ADC/DAC, TIA or other baseband analog blocks in deep sub-micron CMOS technology. Deep understanding of various RF transceiver architectures and their trade-offs. Deep understanding of analog design concepts such as analysis of noise, linearity, mismatch, stability, and other analog impairments. Deep understanding of CMOS device physics, RF device modeling, device noise parameters, inductor modeling, and circuit layout for optimum RF performance. Familiarity with Bluetooth, WiFi and Ultra-Wideband standards Experience in Si characterization and debug.