Apple Technology/Software

PHY Systems Engineer

San Diego, CA +1 In person Full-time
  • We are searching for a talented engineer to join our cellular systems engineering team of innovators. In this role, you will be a key member of modem systems engineering team with a broad view of the end-to-end baseband modem.
  • Design and simulate state-of-the-art physical layer wireless communication algorithms, realizable with power and area efficient implementation.
  • Implement system models and perform detailed performance investigations to allow performance sign-off and enable RTL development.
  • Collaborate with hardware digital designers and firmware developers to bring-up and productize whole modem designs.
  • Develop algorithms and implementable models for 5G/6G cellular system modem designs.
  • Perform targeted and end-to-end characterization of the performance (Throughput, BLER, etc) of the modem and its components.
  • Support modem specification definition documentation.
  • Support algorithm integration and implementation up to testing on final silicon designs.
  • Bachelors Degree in EE or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of digital signal processing and design flow methodology.
  • Experience in Matlab, C/C++ and/or Python for algorithm development, modeling (floating-point and fixed-point) and link-level simulation.
  • Analytical skills (linear algebra, random processes, detection and estimation, etc.)
  • Deep-knowledge of communication system theory (MIMO detection, estimation, mmWave, FEC), machine learning, signal processing and hardware design.
  • Knowledge of 3GPP cellular standards (LTE and 5G) with a good visibility on the 6G activities.
  • Experience with using AI/ML tools (e.g. Claude) for assisting in code design and algorithm development.
  • Strong background in AI/ML and familiarity with tools such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.

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