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Wireless SoC RF Integration and Validation Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Sunnyvale, California)$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Wireless SoC RF integration and validation engineer responsible for end-to-end RF integration, bring-up, calibration, and validation across pre-silicon emulation to mass production for Apple’s wireless silicon. Roles span RF system expertise, DSP/firmware interaction, test automation, and collaboration across RF/Analog, Systems/PHY/MAC, VLSI/RTL, and FW/SW.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
  • 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.

Skills

Required:RF parametric testingRF measurement equipmentRF system fundamentalsRFIC block-level design understandingAutomation framework
Nice to have:RF PCB designPythonC programming

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance may be available
  • employee stock purchase plan eligibility
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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