Connectivity Systems Engineer

Job Title

Connectivity Systems Engineer

Role Summary

Join the wireless silicon development team responsible for pre-silicon verification and emulation of energy-efficient wireless SoCs. The role owns the emulation environment and related infrastructure that brings emulated SoCs into an operational state to enable design verification ahead of tape-out.

Work spans digital design, firmware, validation, and cross-functional collaboration with RF/analog, PHY/MAC, VLSI/RTL, verification, and software teams.

Experience Level

Senior — 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on building and operating the pre-silicon emulation and lab bring-up infrastructure for wireless SoCs.

• Lead bring-up of each emulation build and maintain the emulation lab (Palladium or equivalent).
• Design and own framework and infrastructure: register maps, initialization and boot sequences, clock/reset, and system-level configuration.
• Develop test-bench, simulation, and verification infrastructure to enable broader team testing.
• Support pre-silicon verification efforts to de-risk silicon ahead of tape-out.
• Collaborate across engineering functions to reproduce, debug, and resolve system-level issues.
• Contribute to lab bring-up and validation for Bluetooth and UWB silicon.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience to perform the role.

• 10+ years of relevant experience in digital design, verification, or emulation.
• Hands-on RTL experience (Verilog and/or VHDL) and strong digital design fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of SoC architecture, register maps, and hardware/software interaction at the system level.
• Experience with emulation platforms and pre-silicon bring-up (Palladium or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of wireless systems, including MAC and/or PHY layer concepts.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++ for modeling, simulation, and verification infrastructure.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and proven cross-functional collaboration.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 10 years of relevant experience.

About the Company

Company: Apple

Headquarters: Cupertino, California, United States

Apple is a multinational technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services. Known for its innovative products such as the iPhone, Mac computers, and iPad, Apple emphasizes a strong commitment to high-quality design and user experience.