Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an RF integration engineer to deliver end-to-end RF solutions, from DUT control and pre-silicon emulation to integrated RF calibration and final silicon validation. You will drive RF bring-up and compliance, collaborating across HW and SW domains to advance product readiness.

The role emphasizes deep RF system knowledge, transceiver architectures, and strong scripting (Python/C). It offers opportunities to impact productization and hands-on signal processing and measurement.

Qualifications

• BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Solid experience of RF parametric testing, such as IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, load pull.
• Strong working knowledge of RF test equipments, such as; network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer, vector signal generator.
• Strong Wireless RF background and familiarity with RF systems fundamentals, RF transceiver architectures and/or digital communication.
• Proficiency with understanding RFIC block-level design schematics.
• Some experience of RF PCB board design, debug, and development.
• Python programming language is highly desired.
• Experience with embedded system and C programming language.
• Automation framework development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an RF integration end-to-end solution, including DUT control development, pre-silicon emulation/simulation, and integrated RF calibration.
• Become a central hub enabling phases from design development toward product mass production and RF bring-up at first touch, final silicon validation results and compliance.
• Develop technical depth in HW and SW, including wireless transceiver architectures, RF system and DSP concepts, software framework, RF driver, and embedded system delivery toward productization.

Skills

RF parametric testing

RF test equipment knowledge

RF system fundamentals

Transceiver architectures

Digital communication

Education

BS in relevant field

Tools

Python

C programming

Embedded system

Automation framework development

Job description

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

In this role, and as part of our team, you will deliver an RF integration end-to-end Solution, which includes DUT control development, pre-silicon emulation/simulation, integrated RF calibration. You will become a central hub which enables different phases from design development toward Apple product's mass production. You will also be responsible for Wireless SoC-RF Bring up at the first touch, final Silicon validation results and compliance. You will get the opportunity to keep developing your technical depth in both HW and SW domains, such as understanding of wireless transceiver architecture, RF system and DSP knowledge, Software framework, RF driver and embedded system, and experience of delivery Apple products until productization.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Solid experience of RF parametric testing, such as IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, load pull. Strong working knowledge of RF test equipments, such as; network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer, vector signal generator. Strong Wireless RF background and familiarity with RF systems fundamentals, RF transceiver architectures and/or digital communication. Proficiency with understanding RFIC block-level design schematics. Some experience of RF PCB board design, debug, and development. Python programming language is highly desired. Experience with embedded system and C programming language. Automation framework development.