Wireless SoC FW Engineer

As a Wireless SoC FW Engineer at Apple, you'll join the growing Wireless Connectivity Silicon team responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development. You'll work on embedded firmware for SoC bring-up and wireless connectivity enablement, collaborating closely with Software Engineering teams. Key responsibilities include:

• Implementing embedded firmware for hardware and system bring-up, driver implementation, and protocol stack development
• Working with product SW teams on system-level API and firmware functionality
• Collaborating with test and protocol stack teams to resolve issues
• Implementing new product features for wireless protocol stacks, device drivers, and diagnostics
• Debugging realtime systems with limited visibility
• Collaborating with Radio, MAC, and Systems engineering teams on innovative algorithms, calibrations, and protocols
• Supporting pre-silicon validation and post-silicon bringup
• Developing SoC test and calibration capabilities

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge wireless technologies that impact millions of customers worldwide. You'll be at the center of a critical silicon design group, contributing to the development of highly energy-efficient wireless products.

Requirements:

• BS degree (required)
• Strong background in embedded FW development using C and assembly languages
• Familiarity with ARM CPUs and internals
• Experience with low-level hardware interfaces and bare-metal software development
• Understanding of embedded concepts like RTOS, concurrency, and multi-processor systems
• Experience in developing low-level drivers and performing HW bring-up
• Knowledge of wireless communication protocols (MAC/PHY/Radio layers)
• Familiarity with industry standards like Bluetooth, WLAN, Zigbee, UWB (preferred)
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, or Tcl)
• Excellent communication skills

Apple offers a competitive compensation package, including base pay, potential stock awards, and comprehensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking wireless technologies at one of the world's most innovative companies.