Wi‑Fi Power & Performance Architect

Socket.dev; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Platform Architecture group in Santa Clara is seeking an engineer with a strong background in Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth measurements and analysis to help deliver power and performance insights for shipping WLAN and BT combo solutions.

You will work with a team to collect power time series data, analyze metrics, and inform direction for future devices. Strong scripting in Python and experience with RF concepts are highly valued.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience operating wireless test equipment such as Octoscope/Spirent or Keysight Wi-Fi UXM.
• Experience gathering power time series traces for Wi-Fi power dashboards, common Wi-Fi power and/or radio performance use cases (scan, transmit, receive, RvR).
• Experience with modern smartphone and laptop/portable wireless architecture, from AP to Antenna, for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC.
• Experience with black box testing on consumer samples.

Skills

Python

Pandas

NumPy

Matplotlib

Matlab

Bash

Wi-Fi Power Analysis

Data Analysis

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Spirent UXM

Keysight UXM

iPerf3

IxChariot

Test Apps

Job description

Apple's Platform Architecture group in Santa Clara is seeking an engineer with a strong background in Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth measurements and analysis to help deliver power and performance insights for shipping WLAN and BT combo solutions.

You will work with a team to collect power time series data, analyze metrics, and inform direction for future devices. Strong scripting in Python and experience with RF concepts are highly valued.