Wireless SOC FW Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 308,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Medical & dental coverage

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an experienced SoC Firmware Engineer to join its Wireless SoC firmware team.

You will work on hardware/system bring-up, drivers, and the network stack, collaborating with SW/HW teams to ensure manufacturability and high-quality firmware for state-of-the-art wireless products. You will interact with RF/Analog, Systems/PHY, RTL, verification, and FW/SW teams to deliver robust firmware and contribute to energy-efficient wireless silicon design.

Qualifications

• BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide system-level API and firmware functionality to meet product requirements.
• Resolve issues with product test and protocol stack teams during interoperability testing.
• Implement new features for wireless protocol stacks, device drivers, and diagnostics.
• Support SoC design and assist SW/HW integration and bring-up efforts.

Skills

Embedded C

Assembly

ARM CPUs

RTOS

Driver development

HW bring-up

FPGA

SoC silicon

Python

Perl

Tcl

Diagnostics

Manufacturing tests

Protocol compliance

Power optimization

Bluetooth

WLAN

UWB

Education

BS degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

[no specific tools listed]

Job description

Would you like to join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team? Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which 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. In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a silicon design group with a critical impact on getting functional wireless products to hundreds of millions of customers quickly.

Description

As an SoC Firmware Engineer, you will be a core member of a Wireless SoC firmware team, with emphasis on hardware and system bring-up, drivers, network stack and support of other teams interacting within a Wireless SoC group. Responsible for crafting and implementing embedded software for System on a Chip (SoC) bring up and test. You will work closely with the Software Engineering team ensuring the quality of their firmware for manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product SW team to provide system-level API and firmware functionality to meet product requirements.
• Work closely with product test and protocol stack teams to resolve any issues arising as part of the product and interoperability testing
• Implement new product features as part of the development of wireless protocol stacks, device drivers, and diagnostics.
• Provide support to the SoC design team and assist internal SW/HW integration and initial chip and product bring-up efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong background in embedded software development using C and assembly languages, familiarity with ARM CPUs and RTOS.
• Experience in performing low-level drivers and HW bring-up and validation on FPGA and SoC Silicon hardware platform, using test tools, and interacting with HW and SoC design teams.
• Experience writing scripts in languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl.
• Experience implementing diagnostics, manufacturing tests, and protocol compliance test software.
• Experience with power optimization implementation and related debugging in firmware.
• Experience with industry standards for wireless communications such as Bluetooth, WLAN, or UWB at MAC/PHY level and FW implementation.

Compensation and Benefits

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 $175,000 and $308,500, 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

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Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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