Apple
PHY RTL Design Engineer
$123K–$225K
Irvine, California +2 · Full-time · Posted Apr 27, 2026
- Location
- Irvine, California
San Diego, California
Sunnyvale, California - Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
About the job
Designs and verifies RTL for wireless PHY modem and signal-processing functions in wireless SoCs, supporting backend design and silicon bring-up.
What you'll do
- Develop signal-processing wireless SoC designs, including microarchitecture, efficient RTL, and design documentation.
- Code and verify PHY modem RTL; review backend reports and adjust the design as appropriate.
- Participate in pre- and post-silicon bring-up.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Understanding of DSP fundamentals and digital communications.
- Proficiency in RTL design.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with UVM DV environments and AI-based efficiency-improvement flows.
- Fixed-point knowledge and bit-true, cycle-accurate verification experience.
Pay
$122,700 and $214,300 (base salary); $129,300 and $225,300 (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, C, RTL, UVM, Viterbi, LDPC, Polar, IEEE 802.11
AI focus
Familiarity with AI-based efficiency-improvement flows is preferred.
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