Wireless RF Systems Validation Engineer (Connectivity)

At Apple we work every single day to craft products that enrich peoples lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet Do you like changing the game As a member of our dynamic group you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apples customers every day. nnApples RF System Engineering team is looking for a passionate self-motivated individual to work on integration of connectivity (WLAN BT UWB Thread) technologies into Apples wireless products.

You will validate u0026 characterize wireless system performance across wireless technologies towards industry conformance regulatory compliance u0026 use case requirements. You will perform debug and failure analysis of issues with cross-functional engineering teams and drive issues to closure. You will be responsible to complete certification testing. Examples of activities you may be involved in are:nn- Executing validation and characterization test plans to meet industry emissions and performance requirements. n- Bringing-up device-under-test help define test requirements and implement test systems setups for validation readiness.n- Tracking validation status analyze results communicate issues u0026 insights from data to cross functional forum.n- Performing failure analysis to understand low margin or failures making use of experimental SW/FW and modified development hardware. n- Collaborating with vendors technology suppliers and cross-functional staff to optimize radio performance of the device.n- Supporting manufacturing test and Certification of Apple products.

Execute product validation test plan bring up device under test complete validation and root cause technical issues independently for assigned defined test plan for new regulatory requirements impact analysis to comply to new requirement and support certification issues towards compliance to new technical issues independently propose fixes and collaborate with cross functional teams towards integrating the fixes. nProvide insights for WLAN/BT emission fixes. Optimize design implementation by making use of design knobs to achieve regulatory compliance while minimizing any impact to user performance. nSupport cross functional teams in investigating emission related issues reported from engineering validation certification SOP and Support for BTSIG RF/RF-PHY and regulatory (FCC ETSI China Korea Japan) certification of Apple products.

Bachelors degree with 10 years of relevant knowledge of at least one Connectivity Wireless technology including WLAN BT UWB Thread. nExperience with bench level wireless testing debug at the module reference board or system level.

Masters degree with 10 years of relevant knowledge of at least one of connectivity industry standards including 802.11 Bluetooth SIG 802.15 requirements compliance requirements and required testing in configuring and operating complex RF test setups for hardware validation. Proven experience in characterizing and validating devices against industry and global regulatory RF emission standards using laboratory equipment such as call boxes power meters network analyzers spectrum analyzers and signal understanding of system-level RF emissions and their sources including RF component characteristics and with device certification processes including industry certifications (e.g. Bluetooth SIG FiRa) and regulatory compliance (e.g. FCC EU China).nDebug level experience on connectivity radio systems at the conducted written and verbal communication skills.