Wireless MAC Standards Engineer

Job Description

As a Wireless MAC Standards Architect at Apple, you will be responsible for driving and designing the next generation of media access control layer protocols for wireless technologies.

Requirements

• BSEE, CE or CS and 3+ years of relevant experience
• Proven track record of participation in wireless standardization organizations
• Experience with MAC protocols and algorithms of wireless standards
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with ns3, OpNet, C/C++, or Python for modeling and simulations
• Ability to present complex technical concepts in a clear and organized manner

Responsibilities

• Participate in and contribute MAC protocols and algorithms to wireless standards organizations
• Analyze standards contributions to understand performance benefits, implementation complexity, and architecture and design tradeoffs
• Simulate system level performance of MAC contributions using simulation tools
• Work closely with internal teams to communicate standards updates and develop alignment on standards priorities
• Define high-level MAC layer specifications requirements for internal teams
• Develop, propose, and simulate innovative proprietary MAC layer protocols and cross-layer algorithm for emerging applications
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to evaluate and simulate expected system level performance
• Design innovative PHY/MAC cross-layer algorithms to achieve robust performance in all environments