BT MAC System Validation / Integration Engineer

Summary

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our Wireless Silicon Design group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to develop upcoming and future generations of products to support emerging applications that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day! nnIn this technical role, you will be at the center of our silicon design group responsible for the wireless systems design of our innovative wireless SoC products. You will have the chance to create algorithms and architectures of wireless communication systems, as well as collaborate with extraordinary HW, SW designers and architects to implement, verify, validate and bring up SoC products to production quality, providing them to millions of Apple customers!

Description

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:n- Bringing up, testing, characterizing and optimizing real silicon in the labn- Analyzing and improving the efficiency of wireless MAC layer protocols, focusing on throughput, latency and overall network performancen- Implementing MAC system models and investigating algorithms for performance enhancements, design and validate them to allow performance sign-off and enable system developments. Defining the control procedures of the MAC layer hardware modules to achieve robust and optimal performance, throughput and latencyn- Collaborating with PHY system team and cross-functional teams to integrate MAC layer algorithms into system architecturen- Collaborating with firmware designers to realize these methods with high efficiency software implementation and possibly with using hardware accelerationn- Documenting design processes and performance outcomes, providing detailed reports and insights for continuous improvements

Minimum Qualifications

B.Sc / M.Sc in Electrical / Computer Engineering or related fieldsn3+ years of relevant experiencenWorking knowledge of wireless systems and hands-on experience with lab testing and characterizationnExperience with Python and/or C/C++ for algorithm development, modeling, simulation and test-bench infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

Strong understanding of BT MAC layer protocolnWorking knowledge, involving hands-on experience of BT systemsnExperience in crafting signal processing and wireless communications systemsnKnowledge in existing wireless communication protocols, such as Bluetooth/BLEnExperience on bring up of real silicon in lab and being able to efficiently use lab equipment (such as spectrum analyzer, signal generator, power meter, etc.)nExperience in modem architecture, microprocessor architecture, hardware and software controlnExperience of SoC design and validation to support wireless communication systemnExperience on low-power algorithm design for power critical applicationnExperience with multi-radio coexistence managementnExperience and knowledge on High-Level Synthesis (HLS), silicon prototyping, emulation systems and virtual platformsnExperience with network simulator such as OPNET, NS2 or NS3 is a plus