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Wireless SOC FW Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (San Diego, California)$122.7k - $214.3kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Wireless SoC firmware role focused on hardware and system bring-up, drivers, network stack, and support across a Wireless SoC group. Involves embedded software development for SoC bring-up, collaboration with software/hardware teams, and contribution to wireless protocol stacks and diagnostics.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with product SW team to provide system-level API and firmware functionality to meet product requirements.
  • Work closely with product test and protocol stack teams to resolve issues during product and interoperability testing.
  • Implement new product features as part of development of wireless protocol stacks, device drivers, and diagnostics.
  • Provide support to the SoC design team and assist internal SW/HW integration and initial chip and product bring-up efforts.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Strong background in embedded software development using C and assembly languages, familiarity with ARM CPUs and RTOS.
  • Experience in performing low-level drivers and HW bring-up and validation on FPGA and SoC Silicon hardware platform, using test tools, and interacting with HW and SoC design teams.
  • Experience writing scripts in languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl.
  • Experience implementing diagnostics, manufacturing tests, and protocol compliance test software.
  • Experience with power optimization implementation and related debugging in firmware.
  • Experience with industry standards for wireless communications such as Bluetooth, WLAN, or UWB at MAC/PHY level and FW implementation.

Skills

Required:Embedded software developmentC and assembly programmingARM CPUs and RTOSDriver and HW bring-upScriptingDiagnostics and manufacturing testsWireless standards knowledge
Nice to have:Power optimization debugging

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • Relocation assistance
  • Apple shareholder programs (stock options)
Last updated Aug 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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