RF Hardware Engineer - Multi-Radio Coexistence
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Bachelor's, Master's
Cupertino, CA, USA
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Electrical EngineeringRF & Microwave Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and 10+ years of relevant work experience.
- Experience with at least one of the following radios: Cellular, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Thread, NFC, or UWB.
- Knowledge of RF component characteristics and experience using lab equipment including a spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, signal generator, oscilloscopes, and call box.
- Knowledge of wireless architectures including front-end, antenna sharing, and link budget line-up.
- A master's degree in electrical engineering and 10+ years of relevant work experience is preferred.
- Experience debugging and performing RF measurements at the conducted and radiated levels is preferred.
- Experience with coexistence performance benchmarking, impact analysis, software mitigation schemes, MAC/PHY, and throughput measurement and debugging is preferred.
- Experience working with chipset teams to define RF/wireless system-level requirements and influence chipset architecture or design decisions is preferred.
- Familiarity with wireless protocol stack at the RF, PHY, and MAC layers is preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess multi-radio coexistence user impact across Apple platforms by conducting performance characterization at the RF/wireless system level.
- Work with cross-functional partners to define product-level coexistence performance specifications and align on use cases, test methodology, and key performance metrics.
- Work with the analytics team to gather usage statistics to understand the prevalence of coexistence issues in the field.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with the field team to design experiments and analyze field logs to demonstrate end-user performance impact.
- Design bench experiments, collect performance data, and analyze wireless logs across various RF parameters to derive hardware specifications for multi-radio coexistence use cases.
- Define and execute validation and characterization test plans, track results, and communicate data-driven insights to cross-functional partners and leadership.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring up devices under test and develop test procedures, mock-ups, and experimental setups for coexistence validation.
- Monitor hardware performance throughout hardware builds and scope software mitigation solutions to remedy multi-radio coexistence issues observed in the hardware.
- Collaborate with cross-functional software partners to determine appropriate software mitigation policies across various Apple platforms based on hardware data collected in the factory.
- Lead cross-functional efforts to define software mitigation strategies for future technology platforms.
About the company
Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, from iPhone smartphones and Mac computers to tablets and wearable devices. Its operating systems manage apps and built-in functions for communication and work, while iCloud stores files and synchronizes data across devices. Customers buy additional digital services through subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV, and developers distribute software through the App Store. Apple earns money from hardware sales, subscriptions and digital transactions, selling directly to customers and through retailers and mobile carriers around the world. It was founded in 1976 and has its headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cupertino, California
Founded
1976
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan