Cellular RF System Power Architect

Waltham,Massachusetts,United States

Hardware

We have built the best wireless hardware design team in the world. Are you a dedicated individual wanting to join a team as a Cellular RF System Power Architect? You will be a key member of Apple’s driving cellular wireless standards innovation for our next generation wireless products used by millions. We are tasked with driving cellular wireless standards innovation for next generation wireless products. Are you ready to do your life's best work?

Description

In your role as the Cellular RF System Power Architect you will contribute and be part of a best-in-class RF Systems Cellular Team. We are tasked with driving cellular radio technologies addressing GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G NR and beyond. You will work closely with Platform Architecture, RF and PMU design teams, and suppliers to assess, scope, and ultimately drive RF technology innovation to meet the challenges of next generation wireless products. In this role, you will be responsible for deriving the power delivery requirements to RFICs such as peak load, efficiency, noise and ripple. You will work on definition of the required power states of the RF systems for the best power consumption and performance in field across different use cases and model the chip level power consumption working with analog and digital IP owners. Occasional travel including international may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience required.

• You have experience in deriving implementation requirements based on high level system requirements.

• You have strong analytical and interpersonal skills with an ability to thrive in a multi-functional environment.

• You have strong Technical Writing Skills.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• We value your 3+ years of proven experience in RF including direct expertise in transmitter and receiver architectures. You should never be satisfied with your knowledge so continuous study, research and collaboration is needed from you to grow.

• You have in-depth knowledge of cellular radio standards (GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5GNR), regulatory, and carrier requirements including their implications on overall radio architectures and RF system design.

• You have experience on power delivery architectures to RFICs, its impact on optimized power consumption and RF performance criteria.

• You have strong understanding of power delivery circuits, such as DCDC converters and LDOs.

• You have strong understanding of required power states in the RF system for optimum power consumption and performance.

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

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