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Cellular Systems Engineer PHY Simulations and Base Station Modeling

Sunnyvale,California,United States

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Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day. Wireless technologies have become a crucial part of all Apple devices that delight our customers. With the latest developments in cellular, we apply a sophisticated simulation platform to study performance of our devices in complicated radio and network conditions and gain insights for system design. We are looking for an expert PHY Systems Engineer who has a deep understanding of wireless technology. In this role you will be at the center of a silicon design group responsible for physical layer system and algorithm design for pioneering wireless SoC products, with a focus in wireless system design, modeling, and simulations.

Description

You will take part in the pioneering work of creating and developing simulation models for innovative PHY signal processing and control algorithms which enable cellular modem system design and verification for very high-data rate applications. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Minimum Qualifications

• Design and implement 4G/5G PHY models for pre-silicon simulation and verification

• Perform functional and performance verification of the PHY models using internal and 3rd Party test tools as well as test data provided by external network vendors

• Contribute to link-level simulator modeling, meaningful metric testing and Base Station Model architecture and design

• Define PHY test cases for new features and drive bring-up and issue resolution

• Design and develop robust multi-threaded algorithms with hard real-time constraints, leveraging multi-core processors

• Perform real-time profiling and optimization, including necessary redesign of existing implementations

• Contribute to simulator configuration management and perform SW releases

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Collaborate across functional teams to define and document project requirements, concepts, model architecture, interfaces and APIs.

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $138,900 and $256,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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