Apple
WSoC PHY/MAC Validation and Integration Engineer
$129K–$225K
San Francisco Bay Area, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 13, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree.
About the job
Integrates, brings up, tests, and optimizes wireless PHY/MAC components and algorithms from FPGA through real silicon and production.
What you'll do
- Integrate and validate PHY components and optimize DSP algorithms for wireless performance.
- Conduct FPGA and chip-level bring-up; debug PHY/RF/MAC interfaces and integration issues.
- Develop and automate PHY/MAC test plans and scripts, control RF test equipment, and analyze results.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree.
- The posting lists wireless PHY design and integration, DSP implementation, chip-level bring-up, and PHY/RF/MAC verification as preferred qualifications, not minimum requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with RF parametric testing and lab equipment.
- Python programming; knowledge of Bluetooth, WLAN, or UWB.
Pay
$129,300 and $225,300 (base salary range)
Tools
DSP, FPGA, Python, Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB, WLAN, RF
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