Location
San Diego, CA, Sunnyvale, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
11/5/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The Wireless Connectivity team at Apple is seeking a Wireless PHY Design Verification Engineer to develop advanced WiFi SoCs for a wide range of Apple products. This role involves ensuring the success of silicon through sophisticated testbenches and verification methodologies. The engineer will focus on verifying complex WiFi PHY digital systems and architecting verification strategies for high-performance wireless features. This position plays a crucial role in shaping next-generation wireless technology from concept to production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Track record of several tapeout cycles of sophisticated designs.
- Experience verifying wireless, DSP, or digital communication systems.
- Knowledge of ASIC verification flows with SystemVerilog / UVM.
- Experience developing verification environments and debugging simulations.
- Knowledge of IEEE 802.11 wireless protocols, Bluetooth, or Cellular systems.
Responsibilities
- Verify sophisticated WiFi PHY digital systems spanning time/frequency-domain processing.
- Architect verification strategies for high-rate, low-power, and low-latency wireless features.
- Own subsystem verification from test planning through coverage closure.
- Build environments and constrained random scenarios for verification.
- Apply analytics methodologies to deliver exceptional wireless silicon.
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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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