Bluetooth MAC Systems Validation Engineer

Bluetooth MAC Systems Validation Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Hardware

Come and join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team. Our wireless SoC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development, emphasizing highly energy-efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level. All of this 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. If you enjoy a fast-paced and challenging environment, collaborate with people across different functional areas, and thrive during crisis times, we encourage you to apply.

Description

Your role will involve chip-level bring-up, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless performance, compliance, and reliability of wireless connectivity solutions.

Responsibilities

• Bringing up, testing, characterizing and optimizing real silicon in the lab.
• Analyzing and improving the efficiency of wireless MAC layer protocols, focusing on throughput, latency and overall network performance.
• Implementing MAC system models and investigating algorithms for performance enhancements, design and validate them to allow performance sign‑off and enable system developments.
• Defining the control procedures of the MAC layer hardware modules to achieve robust and optimal performance throughput and latency.
• Collaborating with PHY system team and cross‑functional teams to integrate MAC layer algorithms into system architecture.
• Collaborating with firmware designers to realize these methods with high efficiency software implementation and possibly with using hardware acceleration.
• Documenting design processes and performance outcomes, providing detailed reports and insights for continuous improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including : Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note : Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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