RFIC System Engineer
Core
Architecting, designing, and delivering state-of-the-art CMOS radios from RF-to-bits for Apple's wireless silicon, focusing on energy-efficient design and new technologies.
Role type
Senior IC RFIC system engineer
Builds
Wireless SoC radio blocks (integrated PAs, LNAs, data converters, mixers, PLLs, oscillators, etc.) for hundreds of millions of products
Domain
Consumer electronics / Wireless communications / RFIC design
Required skills
RF/analog and mixed-signal design, System-level modeling (MATLAB, Python, SystemVue), Block-level specification translation, Test and characterization, Technology node understanding
Preferred skills
RF/Analog circuit modeling (Verilog-A), Direct tape-out experience (PA, LNA, mixer, oscillator, PLL, etc.), RF transceiver architecture trade-offs, Analog design concepts (noise, linearity, mismatch), CMOS device physics, Si characterization and debug
Technologies
CMOS, MATLAB, Python, SystemVue, Verilog-A, Bluetooth, WiFi, Ultra-Wideband