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WSoC PHY/MAC Validation and Integration Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (San Francisco Bay Area)$129.3k - $225.3kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Role focused on integration and optimization of PHY components for wireless systems, including chip-level bring-up, DSP implementation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure performance, compliance, and reliability of wireless connectivity solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, integrate and validate PHY layer components for wireless communication protocols (e.g., Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB, etc.).
  • Implement and optimize DSP algorithms for signal modulation, demodulation, filtering, and error correction to enhance wireless performance.
  • Conduct FPGA and chip-level bring-up, including power-on testing, debug, and validation of PHY interfaces, PHY/RF/MAC functionalities and performance.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues at the chip level, identifying root causes and implementing solutions.
  • Design, execute and automate directed PHY/MAC testing scripts, which control and setup RF test equipment and RF chips.
  • Validate and characterize algorithms on real silicon alongside RTL, PHY, RF, MAC, and board designers.
  • Bring-up and take to production state-of-the-art physical layer wireless communication system algorithms for different wireless connectivity applications.
  • Develop and implement test plans; collect and analyze test result; identify, root-cause, and debug issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Proven experience in wireless communications, with a strong focus on PHY layer design and integration.
  • Solid understanding of DSP concepts and experience with implementing DSP algorithms in real-time systems.
  • Experience with chip-level bring-up, including familiarity with tools and techniques for hardware debugging.
  • Experience with PHY/RF/MAC Verification.
  • Experience of RF parametric testing such as EVM, ACPR, Rx sensitivity, blocker testing.
  • Experience with lab equipment such as network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscopes, DMM’s.
  • Python programming is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of wireless protocols such as Bluetooth, WLAN, UWB.
  • Verification skills in problem solving, constrained random testing, and debugging.

Skills

Required:PHY layer design and integrationDSP algorithmsChip-level bring-upPHY/RF/MAC VerificationRF parametric testingLab instrumentation
Nice to have:Python

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses (tuition)
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments possible
  • relocation assistance
  • employee stock purchase plan
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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