Bluetooth MAC Systems Engineer

**Role Number:** 200632355-3401

**Summary**

Come and join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team. Our wireless SoC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development, emphasizing highly energy-efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level. All of this is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering. If you enjoy a fast-paced and challenging environment, collaborate with people across different functional areas, and thrive during crisis times, we encourage you to apply.

**Description**

Your role will involve chip-level bring-up, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless performance, compliance, and reliability of wireless connectivity solutions.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ BS and 10+ years relevant industry experience.

+ Working knowledge of wireless systems as well as hands-on experience with lab testing and implementation of communication system.

+ Experience with Python and/or C/C++ for algorithm development, modeling, simulation and test-bench infrastructure.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Strong understanding of BT MAC layer protocol.

+ Working knowledge, involving hands-on experience of BT systems.

+ Experience in crafting signal processing and wireless communications systems.

+ Knowledge in existing wireless communication protocols, such as Bluetooth/BLE.

+ Experience on bring up of real silicon in lab and being able to efficiently use lab equipment (such as spectrum analyzer, signal generator, power meter).

+ Experience in modem architecture, microprocessor architecture, hardware and software control.

+ Experience of SoC design and validation to support wireless communication system.

+ Experience on low-power algorithm design for power critical application.

+ Experience with multi-radio coexistence management.

+ Experience and knowledge on High-Level Synthesis (HLS), silicon prototyping, emulation systems and virtual platforms.

+ Experience with network simulator such as OPNET, NS2 or NS3.