Apple
RFIC Characterization and Validation Lead
$175K–$308K
San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Leads RFIC validation and characterization for wireless SoCs, from pre-silicon validation and first-silicon bring-up through production-test handoff.
What you'll do
- Set validation strategy, plans, coverage, schedules, and exit criteria; lead bring-up, characterization, and silicon-readiness efforts.
- Guide and develop engineers, coordinate cross-functional work, and communicate project status, risks, and findings.
- Perform and oversee RF testing, debugging, calibration development, measurement automation, and production ATE test support.
What they ask for
- BS and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience developing RF tests, hands-on debugging and characterization, reporting, and owning validation through at least one silicon bring-up.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, including project or small-team leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional execution.
- RF test-equipment experience, strong RF and wireless-transceiver fundamentals, and scripting/automation skills in Python, Perl, TCL, C++, or similar.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in electrical engineering or a related field.
- Experience with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Thread/802.15.4 compliance, RFIC/SoC design or simulation, or production calibration and ATE handoff.
Pay
$175,000 and $308,500 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Perl, TCL, C++, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Thread/802.15.4, ATE
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