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Wireless SOC FW Engineer

Apple
Posted 2 months ago, valid for 3 days
Location

San Diego, CA 92132, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Apple is seeking a SoC Firmware Engineer to join their wireless silicon development team, focusing on hardware and system bring-up, drivers, and network stack support.
  • The position requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in embedded software development, particularly using C and assembly languages.
  • Candidates should have experience with low-level drivers, HW bring-up, and validation on FPGA and SoC hardware platforms, as well as familiarity with ARM CPUs and RTOS.
  • The role involves crafting and implementing embedded software for System on a Chip (SoC) and ensuring firmware quality for manufacturability in collaboration with the Software Engineering team.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience, reflecting the critical impact the role has on delivering functional wireless products to millions of customers.
Would you like to join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team? Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering. In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a silicon design group with a critical impact on getting functional wireless products to hundreds of millions of customers quickly.

Description


As an SoC Firmware Engineer, you will be a core member of a Wireless SoC firmware team, with emphasis on hardware and system bring-up, drivers, network stack and support of other teams interacting within a Wireless SoC group. Responsible for crafting and implementing embedded software for System on a Chip (SoC) bring up and test. You will work closely with the Software Engineering team ensuring the quality of their firmware for manufacturability.

Minimum Qualifications


Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications


Strong background in embedded software development using C and assembly languages, familiarity with ARM CPUs and RTOS. Experience in performing low-level drivers and HW bring-up and validation on FPGA and SoC Silicon hardware platform, using test tools, and interacting with HW and SoC design teams. Experience writing scripts in languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl. Experience implementing diagnostics, manufacturing tests, and protocol compliance test software. Experience with power optimization implementation and related debugging in firmware. Experience with industry standards for wireless communications such as Bluetooth, WLAN, or UWB at MAC/PHY level and FW implementation.



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