Current jobs related to Senior Wireless RF PHY Firmware Engineer - Sunnyvale, California - Apple


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job DescriptionAs an Embedded Firmware Engineer at Apple, you will be responsible for crafting and implementing embedded firmware for SoC bring up and wireless connectivity enablement. You will work closely with product software and manufacturing teams to enable RF and PHY calibrations, algorithms, and testing to enable productization of the...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States SpaceX Full time

    Job Title: Wireless Firmware EngineerJob Summary:SpaceX is a leading innovator in space technology, and we are seeking a highly skilled Wireless Firmware Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our direct-to-cell program, you will play a critical role in developing novel wireless signal processing algorithms, implementing optimized software for use on...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States SpaceX Full time

    Job Title: Wireless Firmware EngineerJob Summary:SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Wireless Firmware Engineer to join our team. As a Wireless Firmware Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing novel wireless signal processing algorithms, implementing optimized software for use on satellites and ground stations, debugging complex systems and...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job SummaryAs a Wireless SoC Firmware Engineer at Apple, you will be responsible for crafting and implementing embedded firmware for SoC bring up and wireless connectivity enablement. You will work closely with the Software Engineering teams ensuring the quality of their firmware for manufacturability.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and implement embedded...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Wireless SoC Firmware Engineer RoleAt Apple, we're looking for a skilled Wireless SoC Firmware Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our Wireless Connectivity Silicon team, you'll be responsible for crafting and implementing embedded firmware for SoC bring up and wireless connectivity enablement.Key Responsibilities:Develop and implement firmware for...

  • RF Systems Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    RF Systems Engineer Role OverviewAs an RF Systems Engineer at Apple, you will be part of a world-class team responsible for developing groundbreaking wireless silicon for our products. Your primary focus will be on specifying, developing, and validating RF system specifications, working closely with partner teams in Platform Architecture, Product Systems,...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job SummaryApple is seeking a highly skilled Wireless Systems Integration Engineer to join our team. As a member of our silicon design group, you will be responsible for designing, integrating, and characterizing state-of-the-art wireless SoC products from conception to production.Key ResponsibilitiesImplement system models for the wireless communication...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Wireless Silicon Development OpportunityApple is seeking a highly skilled RF System Engineer to join our growing wireless silicon development team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for specifying, developing, and validating state-of-the-art wireless silicon for application in Apple's products.Key Responsibilities:Develop complete RF...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job DescriptionAs a Wireless Firmware Test Engineer at Apple, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our innovative wireless silicon products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop test plans, design and develop test infrastructure, and implement continuous integration flows for pre-silicon development...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Role SummaryWe are seeking a talented engineer with experience in modem design to join our system engineering team working on best-in-class modem platforms. In this role, you will develop innovative algorithms and leverage our unique end-to-end design to create state-of-the-art physical layer wireless communication algorithms with an emphasis on beam...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job SummaryThe Wireless Connectivity Silicon team at Apple is seeking a skilled Wireless Firmware Test Engineer to ensure the quality of innovative wireless silicon for Apple's products. As a key member of the team, you will collaborate with Firmware, Radio, MAC, and Systems engineering teams to develop a Firmware test plan, ensuring Apple's wireless silicon...

  • Firmware Engineer

    4 weeks ago


    Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled Firmware Engineer to join our Wireless Connectivity Silicon Team at Apple. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and bringing up innovative wireless silicon for various Apple products.The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of wireless systems and protocols, as...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job SummaryFirmware Validation Engineer - Wireless Silicon DevelopmentAt Apple, we're looking for a skilled Firmware Validation Engineer to join our Wireless Silicon Development team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for developing and executing firmware test cases for System on a Chip (SoC) in wireless applications.Key...

  • RF Software Engineer

    4 weeks ago


    Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    RF Software EngineerAt Apple, we're pushing the boundaries of what's possible with wireless technology. As a RF Software Engineer on our Cellular FW team, you'll play a critical role in crafting sophisticated embedded firmware that delivers unparalleled performance in our products.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement RF device drivers and software to...

  • RF Software Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    As a RF Software Engineer at Apple, you will be part of a world-class modem team responsible for crafting sophisticated, groundbreaking embedded firmware that delivers more performance in our products than ever before. You will work across fields to transform improved hardware elements into a single, integrated design, pushing the industry boundaries of what...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Job SummaryAt Apple, we're looking for a highly skilled Wireless Systems Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our dynamic group, you'll have the opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple's customers every single day.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and simulate state-of-the-art wireless transmitters for very...

  • Senior RF Engineer

    4 weeks ago


    Sunnyvale, California, United States Syntricate Technologies Full time

    RF Engineer Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled RF Engineer to join our team at Syntricate Technologies. As an RF Engineer, you will be responsible for assessing platform-level performance across cellular technologies, with a focus on EMI and RF primarily Antenna sensitivity and Coex losses.Key Responsibilities:Implement in-house test systems and...

  • RF Software Engineer

    4 weeks ago


    Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Transforming Wireless Systems at AppleAs a RF Software Engineer on the Cellular FW team, you will be at the center of the embedded 5G/4G/multimode cellular firmware effort within a silicon design group responsible for crafting and productizing innovative cellular SoCs. This role requires someone comfortable with all aspects of embedded software development,...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time

    Role SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Wireless Systems Engineer to join our team of innovators at Apple. As a key member of our system engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and simulating innovative physical layer wireless communication algorithms.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement system models to investigate performance...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Diverse Lynx Full time

    Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled RF Engineer to join our team at Diverse Lynx LLC. As an RF Engineer, you will be responsible for providing support for antenna design, with a focus on validation and integration of antenna systems.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and validate antenna systems for 5G wireless networks and NFC technologyDevelop strong...

Senior Wireless RF PHY Firmware Engineer

2 months ago


Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Wireless RF PHY Firmware Engineer to join our Wireless Connectivity Silicon team at Apple. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for crafting and implementing embedded firmware for SoC bring up and wireless connectivity enablement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement embedded firmware for SoC bring up and wireless connectivity enablement.
  • Work closely with product software and manufacturing teams to enable RF and PHY calibrations, algorithms, and testing.
  • Collaborate with RF/Radio design, DVT, PHY, and System engineering teams to architect, define, and implement innovative algorithms, calibrations, and protocols.
  • Debug real-time systems with limited visibility, working hands-on with development boards and lab equipment.
  • Support pre-silicon validation efforts, including simulation, emulation, and FPGA prototyping.
  • Support post-silicon bringup, validation, performance characterization, system integration, and debug.
Requirements
  • Strong background in embedded firmware development using C and assembly languages, familiarity with ARM CPUs and its internals.
  • Good understanding of embedded wireless communication systems, Radio and PHY fundamentals, and key RF performance metrics.
  • Familiarity with digital signal processing algorithms.
  • Experience with low-level hardware interfaces, register and interrupt programming, bare-metal software development, clock, and power management.
  • Solid understanding of basic embedded concepts such as RTOS, concurrency, multi-processor systems.
  • Fluency in using lab equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, etc.
  • Experience implementing diagnostics, manufacturing tests, and protocol compliance software.
  • Knowledgeable of industry standards for wireless communications such as Bluetooth, WLAN, Zigbee, UWB is a plus.
  • Comfortable with at least one of the scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl.
  • Excellent communication skills - both written and oral.
  • Education & Experience: BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience. MSEE and PhD is preferred.
What We Offer

At Apple, we offer a comprehensive compensation package, including base pay, discretionary bonuses, commission payments, and relocation assistance. Our employees also have the opportunity to become Apple shareholders through participation in our discretionary employee stock programs. Additionally, we offer a range of benefits, including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses.