Firmware Engineer

4 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States Apple Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Firmware Engineer to join our Wireless Connectivity Silicon Team at Apple. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and bringing up innovative wireless silicon for various Apple products.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop firmware for wireless connectivity silicon
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with hardware and software components
  • Develop and maintain calibration and impairment reduction techniques
  • Work on PHY firmware architecture and design, including calibrations, real-time processing flows, and collaboration with RF hardware, microcode, and MAC layer
  • Develop highly efficient designs delivering outstanding performance, optimizing power and memory footprints while meeting hard-realtime latency requirements
  • Debug real-time systems with limited visibility, working hands-on with development boards and lab equipment
  • Collaborate with Radio, MAC, and Systems engineering teams to architect, define, and implement innovative algorithms, calibrations, and protocols
  • Support pre-silicon validation efforts, including simulation, emulation, and FPGA prototyping
  • Develop SoC test and calibration capabilities for chip, module, and product factories
  • Support post-silicon bringup, validation, performance characterization, system integration, and debugging
  • Measure and optimize results using various test harnesses
  • Automate calibration and verification processes

Requirements:

  • BS with 10+ years of industry experience
  • Hands-on experience and working knowledge of wireless systems and protocols such as LTE/NR/WiFi/Bluetooth
  • Excellent problem-solving skills to address technical issues during design, development, and maintenance phases
  • Strong embedded SW fundamentals, including knowledge of design and development-flows, real-time constraints, concurrency, multi-processor systems, caching, and virtual memory
  • Deep understanding of data structures, object-oriented design, and system architecture in an embedded environment
  • Strong software engineering skills including design, development (using C, C++), scripting (Python), and debugging
  • Familiarity with low-level hardware interfaces, register and interrupt programming, bare-metal software development, clock, and power management
  • Experience with configuration (GIT, Perforce) and release management, continuous integration, unit, and regression testing
  • Strong understanding of design strategies for maintainability, scalability, and code reuse
  • Excellent communication skills – both written and oral
  • Highly organized, motivated, and passionate about driving results

Additional Requirements:

  • Pay and benefits will be determined within a range, with a base pay range of $166,600 to $296,300
  • Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and a range of discounted products and free services
  • Reimbursement for certain educational expenses related to advancing your career at Apple


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