Wi-Fi Power and Performance Engineer - Platform Architecture

Job description

Are you highly detailed and skilled at developing creative solutions? Do you love controlling even the smallest details to craft highly organized structures? Do you enjoy building elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? In this role, you will work with a team to provide power and performance data on shipping Wi-Fi/“WLAN” and BT combo solutions and inform future direction. This work is a vital component of the quality and efficiency of Apple’s future products. Join this group, and you’ll have a direct impact on the technology that shapes Apple’s customer experiences. Together, our work will be the reason millions of customers feel they can trust their devices every single day! Minimum Qualifications: BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. Experience operating wireless test equipment such as Octoscope/Spirent or Keysight Wi-Fi UXM. Experience gathering power time series traces for Wi-Fi power dashboards, common Wi-Fi power and/or radio performance use cases (scan, transmit, receive, RvR). Experience with modern smartphone and laptop/portable wireless architecture, from AP to Antenna, for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC. Experience with black box testing on consumer samples. Preferred Qualifications: MS or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. 10+ years relevant industry experience. Experience with modern standards including 802.11a/b/g/n/ax/be, BT Classic, BT LE, GNSS, LTE, 5G NR. Strong passion for fast connectivity, Wi-Fi speed and coverage, and consumer electronics. Familiarity with Wi-Fi baseband marketplace, market players, discrete vs integrated markets, and trends. Understanding of foundational RF concepts which drive Wi-Fi and BT power in the real world on live networks and devices. Proficiency in a data processing language/library such as Python3, Pandas, Scipy, Numpy, Matplotlib, Matlab or similar, and basic scripting (Bash). Common end user benchmarking applications and tools (iPerf3, IxChariot, Keysight TestApp, etc).