Firmware Engineer

Firmware Engineer

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San Diego, California, United States

Hardware

As a firmware engineer in the Wireless Connectivity Silicon team, you will be responsible for the design, development, and bringup of innovative wireless silicon for application in Apple’s products!

Description

PHY firmware architecture and design, including calibrations, real-time processing flows, collaboration with RF hardware, microcode, and MAC layer.

Develop highly efficient designs delivering outstanding performance, minimizing power and memory footprints while meeting hard real-time latency requirements.

Debug real-time systems with limited visibility, working hands-on with development boards and lab equipment. Collaborate with Radio, MAC, and Systems engineering teams to architect, define, and implement innovative algorithms, calibrations, and protocols.

Support pre-silicon validation efforts, including simulation, emulation, and FPGA prototyping. Develop SoC test and calibration capabilities for chip, module, and product factories.

Support post-silicon bringup, validation, performance characterization, system integration, and debug.

Minimum Qualifications

Key Qualifications

• Extensive technical background in one or more of the following :
• Strong embedded SW fundamentals, including knowledge of design and development flows, real-time constraints, concurrency, and multi-processor systems, caching and virtual memory.
• Familiarity with low-level hardware interfaces, register and interrupt programming, bare-metal software development, clock and power management.
• Experience with configuration and release management, continuous integration, and regression testing.
• Strong understanding of design strategies for maintainability, scalability, and code reuse.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.

Preferred Qualifications

Education & Experience

BSEE plus 3 years of experience.

Pay & Benefits

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 $135,400 and $250,600, 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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.

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