Cellular 4G/5G Firmware Verification Engineer

Company: Apple Inc.
Location: San Diego
Posted on: February 3, 2025

Job Description:

Cellular 4G/5G Firmware Verification EngineerDo you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? As part of a world-class modem team, we'll craft sophisticated powerful embedded firmware that delivers more performance in our products than ever before! Join us, and you'll help innovate new wireless systems technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you'll push the industry boundaries of what wireless systems can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world.As a Cellular 5G/4G Firmware Verification Engineer, you will be at the center of the embedded 5G/4G/multimode cellular firmware effort within a silicon design group responsible for crafting and productizing groundbreaking cellular SoCs. This position requires someone comfortable in all aspects of embedded firmware verification, thrives in a multifaceted multi-functional organization, and is not afraid to debate ideas openly.DescriptionThis highly cross-functional role involves technical collaboration with other product development groups across Apple and 3rd-party wireless test equipment development and support engineers. You will push the industry boundaries of what wireless systems can do and improve the product experience for our customers. The system under test includes the complete AP HW + iOS, cellular modem + RF HW + firmware/protocol stack/platform SW, with the test focus primarily on firmware. Verify key protocol features, signal processing, and numerical algorithms with very tight time, latency, and energy budgets.Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant cellular modem test and log analysis industry experience.
• Familiarity and understanding of 4G/5G 3GPP physical layer and protocol stack procedures and configurations.
• Experience with firmware test case planning, design, and development for the 4G/5G functional scenarios.
• Strong analysis and debugging capabilities to define issues and work with firmware development and systems design teams to close issues.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages such as Python, C/C++, Java.Preferred Qualifications
  • Deep understanding of software engineering principles and core computer science fundamentals.
  • Experience with performance or RF scenarios for firmware test case planning, design, and development for the 4G/5G.
  • Fundamental facility with build and source code control tools.
  • Versatile to learn new architecture and frameworks.
  • Experience with network emulators, silicon prototyping, emulation systems, and virtual platforms considered a plus.Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
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