RFIC System Engineer

Apple; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking an experienced RF/analog and mixed-signal design engineer to help deliver state‑of‑the‑art wireless radios in advanced CMOS process nodes.

You will contribute from specification to prototype, collaborating with RF/Analog, Systems/PLL, and FW/SW teams to ensure performance and reliability across high-volume production. The role emphasizes models, tape-out readiness, and close interaction with design and validation teams.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Translate chip or transceiver‑level specifications into detailed block‑level specifications.
• Work with the design and algorithms team to develop models for the impact of analog impairments on transceiver performance.
• Work with the design engineers to ensure block performance meets system requirements through bottom up modeling.
• Overseeing the test and characterization of the design, and debugging issues that may arise from early development stages through productization.
• Working with the technology team to understand the capabilities and limits of the technology node to achieve the optimum performance.

Skills

RF design

Analog design

Mixed-signal design

RF CMOS

MATLAB

Python

SystemVue

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

SystemVue

Verilog-A

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Hardware

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.

Description

The Wireless SoC Radio Team architects, designs and delivers state-of-art CMOS radios, from RF-to-bits. To deliver these radios, our team is responsible for the design of a wide range of RF, analog, and mixed-signal blocks, such as integrated PAs and LNAs, data converters, mixers, baseband filters, phase-locked loops, crystal oscillators, wideband LDOs and bandgap references. As an RFIC system engineer, you will be at the center of this wireless SoC design group. You will have a critical impact on developing Apple’s state-of-the-art radios and getting them into hundreds of millions of products. In this highly visibility role, and as part of our team, you will have responsibilities on researching, designing and bringing the next-generation of wireless technologies into high-volume production in advanced CMOS technology nodes.

Responsibilities

• Translate chip or transceiver‑level specifications into detailed block‑level specifications
• Work with the design and algorithms team to develop models for the impact of analog impairments on transceiver performance
• Work with the design engineers to ensure block performance meets system requirements through bottom up modeling
• Overseeing the test and characterization of the design, and debugging issues that may arise from early development stages through productization.
• Working with the technology team to understand the capabilities and limits of the technology node to achieve the optimum performance.

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.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $129,300 and $225,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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