Wireless RF Hardware Engineer

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an RF Compliance Systems Engineer to lead system engineering toward regulatory compliance for wireless products with advanced radios. You will translate emission requirements into system specs, debug failures, and collaborate with RFHW, antenna, product design and EE teams to drive design changes and sign-off on layouts.

Responsibilities include design reviews, simulations, and software features for regulatory compliance, plus defining emission test plans and coordinating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Industry experience in RF/Antenna system development for wireless technologies.
• Experience with regulatory/industry conformance specifications for consumer products.
• Experience in RF layout review and system grounding.

Responsibilities

• Apply wireless system design/characterization knowledge towards addressing emission regulatory requirements in consumer products.
• Translate emission requirements into system requirements for new chipsets and platforms.
• Perform debugging of marginal/failure tests and coordinate with RFHW/Antenna/Product Design/EE to drive design changes.
• Perform HW failure analysis at RF/wireless system level to identify root-cause of marginal/failing behaviors.
• Propose design and process changes for RF issues, aligning with cross-functional partners on trade-offs.
• Review designs and sign-off on releases of PCB layouts, flex layouts, grounding and shielding.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for circuit-level and system-level simulations to understand risk areas and root causes.
• Architect and coordinate execution of software features necessary for regulatory compliance.
• Define emission test plans for custom features and work with test equipment vendors for solutions.

Skills

RF system design

Antenna characterization

Regulatory conformance

RF layout review

Cross-functional collaboration

Simulation tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

HFSS

CST

ADS

Job description

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every day. Apple’s Wireless Systems and Compliance Engineering team is looking for an RF Compliance Systems Engineer to do system engineering towards ensuring wireless regulatory compliance for new Apple products with advanced radio technologies.

Description

• Apply wireless system design/characterization knowledge towards addressing emission regulatory requirements in consumer products.
• Translate various emission requirements into system requirements for new chipsets and platforms.
• Perform debugging of marginal/failure tests and will interact with multifunctional teams like RFHW/Antenna/Product Design/EE to drive design changes and address issues.
• Perform HW failure analysis at the RF/wireless system level to identify root-cause of marginal/failing behaviors making use of hands-on experimental modifications to hardware.
• Propose design and process changes for RSE issues considering design constraints and align with cross-functional partners like RFHW/Antenna/Product Design/EE on trade-offs and implementation path.
• Review designs and sign-off on releases of PCB layouts, flex layouts, system level groundings, shielding.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners for circuit-level, system-level simulations to understand risk areas, root cause issues, and pre-fetch potential emission concerns.
• Architect and coordinate execution of software features, which are necessary for regulatory compliance.
• Pre-fetch potential emission concerns using simulation tools and schematic reviews.
• Collaborate with the engineering teams to define emission test plans for custom features. That would include defining requirements for custom testing solutions and working with test equipment vendors.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Industry experience in development/characterization of RF/Antenna system for wireless technologies.
• Experience on commercializing products for Cellular/ WLAN is required.
• Experience with regulatory/industry conformance specifications for consumer products.
• Experience in RF layout review, radiated sub-system review, and system grounding.
• Experience with one of the tools like MATLAB, HFSS, CST, ADS.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Detailed understanding of at least one Wireless technology including 5G FR1, FR2, GSM, UMTS, CDMA, LTE, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, Bluetooth, Thread, UWB, NFC.
• Understanding of regulatory features like DFS, Adaptivity, and Power Table.
• Experience with radiated test methodology, equipment, and 3m Chamber.