RFIC Test Engineer
at Apple
San Diego, California, USA -
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Immediate | 20 Jan, 2025 | USD 296300 Annual | 21 Oct, 2024 | 10 year(s) or above | Debugging | No | No |
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Description:
SUMMARY
Posted: Oct 17, 2024
Role Number:200574063
Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? Do you thrive with pushing the limits of what’s considered feasible? As part of an outstanding `team, you’ll craft sophisticated, groundbreaking projects that deliver more performance in our products than ever before. You’ll work across fields to transform improved hardware elements into a single, coordinated design. Join us, and you’ll help us innovate new technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations! By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you’ll push the industry boundaries of what wireless systems can do and improve the product experience for our customers worldwide. The wireless RFIC team architects, designs, and validates radio transceivers integrated into sophisticated wireless SoCs. Our transceivers have powered wireless connectivity solutions for Apple wearable products, enabling the smallest form factor at the lowest power envelope. You will have the opportunity to do innovative development in transceiver design while working closely with systems and product teams at Apple! In this role, you will be part of an RFIC design team and perform the tests, debugging, and measurements for RF SOC IP. Would you like to join us and become part of this diverse team?
DESCRIPTION
Run bench test and debug of RF SoC IP, including transmitters, receivers, PLL, power amplifiers, ADC/DAC, crystal oscillators, and PMU. - Debug chip level or board level de-sense and EMI issues. - Write scripts using a buildup environment to automate measurements. - Perform RF system characterization measuring EVM, spectral mask, phase noise, sensitivity, and other radio parameters. - Design external matching networks to optimize Tx/Rx radio performance. - Generate RF design/verification/test report. - Collaborate with RF systems and integration teams on RF board layout, test interface methodology, and programming sequence, and RF calibration programming. - Synchronize radio register settings between the simulation environment and test environment.
BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience in RF test development, debugging, and reporting.
- Scripting and debugging knowledge in any of the following: Python, Perl, TCL, C++, or equivalent.
- Solid understanding of RF test equipment (network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer, vector signal generator, etc.).
- Good knowledge of RF, PLL, and general wireless systems measurements (i.e., IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, lock time, etc.).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong RF background and familiarity with RF systems fundamentals.
- Some experience in RF PCB board design, debugging, and development.
- Exposure to RFIC design and simulation/verification.
- Exposure to SOC design and simulation/verification.
Responsibilities:
Please refer the Job description for details
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:10.0Max:15.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Other
Software Testing
Graduate
Proficient
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San Diego, CA, USA