Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer

Apple Inc

California, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ATE Testers, Apple, Apple Macs, Automation, C Programming Language, Calibration, Data Analysis, Data Sets, Debugging Skills, Design Verification, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Embedded Systems, Energy Efficiency, Failure Analysis, IP (Internet Protocol), Mass Production, Network Performance/Analysis, Optimization Algorithm, PHY, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Printed Circuit Board (PCB), Printed Circuit Board Design, Python Programming/Scripting Language, RF Transceivers, RTL Design, Radio Frequency, Schematics, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Simulation, Software Engineering, Spectrum Analyzers, System-on-a-Chip (SoC), Test Bench, Test Design, Test Equipment, Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), VLSI, Validation Testing, Wireless Communications
LOCATION
California, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

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.

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.

Develop and integrate RF end to end DUT control sequence and then verify it with emulation system.

Responsible for wireless-SOC RF functionality bring up.

Design and develop RF block and/or system calibrations including algorithms and optimizations.

RF performance optimization and characterization such as Psat, Mask, IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, lock time, return loss.

Design RF test bench and implement scripts which controls wireless-SOC and communicate test equipment.

Writing scripts that plot, parse and analyze large data sets.

Generate RF performance summary report based on characterization results again chip specification.

Develop RF Calibrations and tests for Wafer ATE and Module ATE mass productions and analyze ATE failures.

Develop RF FW based on python reference script.

Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree

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.

About the Company

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Apple Inc

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs