Apple
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Wireless RTL Design Engineer

Location
San Diego, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Experience
10+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
13 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • RTL design
  • Fixed-point arithmetic
  • Bit-true verification
  • DSP communication algorithms
  • Low-power logic design
  • Modern design techniques
  • MATLAB/C system modeling
  • Microarchitecture definition
  • Lint-clean design
  • Specification writing
  • Team collaboration
  • Written and verbal communication

Also useful

  • Synthesis tools
  • Clock domain crossing (CDC) analysis tools
  • Power analysis tools
  • Front-end CAD tools

Summary

Would you like to join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team? Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

About the role

In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a silicon design group with a critical impact on getting functional products to hundreds of millions of customers quickly. You will develop signal processing intensive design for wireless communication SoCs with diverse connectivity technologies.

Will you join us and do the best work of your life here?

Responsibilities

Writing specifications and other documents based on MATLAB/C system model:

  • Microarchitecture definition
  • RTL logic design and verification support
  • Running tools to ensure lint-free design

Collaboration with algorithm and software team to ensure performance and power efficiency

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
  • Some level of fixed-point knowledge and experience with bit-true verifications
  • Understanding of DSP communication algorithms and trade-offs between performance and complexity
  • Good knowledge in modern design techniques and energy-efficient/low power logic design
  • Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules
  • Excellent communication skills and self-motivated

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in front end CAD tools such as synthesis, CDC and power analysis

Read the original posting

From Apple's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 27, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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