Wireless RF PHY Firmware Engineer

Job Description

Join Apple's Wireless Connectivity Silicon team as an Embedded FW Engineer responsible for developing firmware for SoC bring up and wireless connectivity enablement.

Requirements

• BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with embedded systems, multi-thread environment, interrupt thread processing/latency, multi-core environment, and HW/FW semaphores/resource management

Responsibilities

• Craft and implement embedded firmware for SoC bring up and wireless connectivity enablement
• Collaborate with RF/Radio design, DVT, PHY, and System engineering teams to architect and implement innovative algorithms, calibrations, and protocols
• Debug real-time systems with limited visibility, work hands-on with development boards and lab equipment
• Support pre-silicon validation efforts, post-silicon bring-up, validation, performance characterization, system integration, and debug

Benefits

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.