RFIC System Engineer
Core
Architecting, designing, and delivering state-of-the-art CMOS radios from RF-to-bits for Apple's wireless silicon products.
Role type
Senior IC RFIC system engineer
Builds
Wireless SoC radio blocks (PAs, LNAs, mixers, oscillators, PLLs, etc.) for hundreds of millions of consumer products
Domain
Consumer electronics / Wireless communications / RF CMOS
Required skills
RF/analog and mixed-signal design, system-level modeling (MATLAB, Python, SystemVue), transceiver architecture, analog impairments analysis, CMOS device physics, Si characterization and debug
Preferred skills
Block-level specification writing, direct tape-out experience in deep sub-micron CMOS, noise/linearity/mismatch/stability analysis, inductor modeling, circuit layout for RF performance, Bluetooth/WiFi/UWB standards knowledge
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, SystemVue, Verilog-A, deep sub-micron CMOS
Responsibilities
Translate chip/transceiver specs into block-level specs; develop models for analog impairments impact; ensure block performance meets system requirements via bottom-up modeling; oversee test, characterization, and debugging from early development to productization; collaborate with technology teams on node capabilities and limits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
