PHY RTL Design Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 27, 2026. Apple scores A on the Alion truth index.
Come 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.
Description
Develop signal processing intensive design for wireless communication SoCs, including:
Writing specifications, other documents, and defining Microarchitecture based on MATLAB/C system model. Architecting area and power. Efficient low latency designs with scalabilities and flexibilities. Work with algorithm and software team to ensure performance and power efficiency. Power and Area efficient RTL logic design, and DV support. Running tools to ensure lint and CDC/RDC clean design. Synthesis and timing constraints. Experience in design of signal processing Wireless protocols.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in related field.
Understanding of DSP fundamentals.
Digital Communications knowledge.
Proficiency in RTL Design.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with UVM DV environment and AI based efficiency improvement flows.
Strong fixed-point knowledge and extensive experience with bit-true cycle-accurate verifications.
Understanding of Decoders - Viterbi, LDPC, Polar.
Understanding of Filter design, multi-radix implementation, and compromises.
Knowledgeable in modern design techniques and energy-efficient/low power logic design, and power analysis.
Familiarity with power estimation (vector-less and vector-based), modeling, profiling, and post-silicon power correlation.
Solid understanding of wireless standards, such as IEEE 802.11, 802.15, Bluetooth or 3GPP is a plus.
Background in computer architecture.
Bus fabric, especially APB/AHB/AXI.
Power management with multiple power domains.
Ability to work well in a team and be productive under ambitious schedules.
Should exhibit excellent interpersonal skills and be self-motivated and well-organized.
Experience with FPGA and/or emulation platform desired.
Excellent communication skills - both written, and oral.