Wireless SoC PHY/MAC Validation & Integration Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option program

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement

Comprehensive employee benefits

Job summary

Apple Inc. seeks a seasoned WSoC PHY/MAC Validation and Integration Engineer to drive integration and optimization of PHY components in wireless systems. You will collaborate across RTL, DSP, RF, and board teams to ensure reliable, compliant performance from silicon to firmware.

You will bring-up chips, implement DSP algorithms in real-time, and develop automated test plans to validate PHY interfaces and connectivity across Bluetooth, WLAN, and UWB protocols.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering or related field and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong background in wireless PHY design and integration.
• Experience with DSP concepts and real-time implementations.
• Familiarity with hardware debugging and chip bring-up.
• Experience validating PHY/RF/MAC across platforms.
• Knowledge of RF parameter testing such as EVM/ACPR is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate and validate PHY components for wireless protocols.
• Implement and optimize DSP algorithms for modulation, demodulation, filtering and error correction.
• Conduct FPGA and chip-level bring-up, power-on testing, and validation of PHY interfaces.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and identify root causes.
• Develop automated PHY/MAC test scripts and manage RF test equipment.
• Validate algorithms on silicon with RTL, PHY, RF, MAC and board teams.
• Bring-up state-of-the-art PHY/MAC algorithms to production for various wireless apps.
• Develop test plans and analyze results to drive debugging and improvements.

Skills

PHY layer design

DSP concepts

real-time DSP

chip-level bring-up

PHY/RF/MAC verification

RF parametric testing

lab equipment

Python

Bluetooth/WLAN/UWB

problem solving

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

RTL

Oscilloscope

Spectrum analyzer

Network analyzer

Job description

Apple Inc. seeks a seasoned WSoC PHY/MAC Validation and Integration Engineer to drive integration and optimization of PHY components in wireless systems. You will collaborate across RTL, DSP, RF, and board teams to ensure reliable, compliant performance from silicon to firmware.

You will bring-up chips, implement DSP algorithms in real-time, and develop automated test plans to validate PHY interfaces and connectivity across Bluetooth, WLAN, and UWB protocols.