Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

AR/VR Silicon Team focuses on delivering Facebook's vision through Augmented Reality (AR). Compute power requirements of Augmented Reality require custom silicon. Our Silicon team is driving the state-of-the-art forward with breakthrough work in computer vision, machine learning, mixed reality, graphics, displays, sensors, and new ways to map the human body. Our chips will enable AR devices where our real and virtual world will mix and match throughout the day. We believe the only way to achieve our goals is to look at the entire stack, from transistor, through architecture, to firmware, and algorithms.

Facebook's silicon development team focuses on delivering Facebook's mission through a series of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) products. We are seeking an experienced wireless silicon architect to support development of wireless links required in AR/VR products. In this role, you will be a key member of a team of innovators, working on leading edge wireless technologies and developing chips to enable the future of AR/VR.

This is a full-time position based in Menlo Park, CA, with some travel requirement to other Facebook sites.

Responsibilities

• Support internal and external wireless silicon development activity for AR/VR
• Collaborate with systems, RF, and product management teams to define wireless silicon chips that meet AR/VR product requirements
• Analyze product use cases and define wireless subsystem performance requirements such as throughput, latency, and power
• Collaborate with chip development teams on wireless and SoC chip-set architecture, including hardware/software partitioning and wireless subsystem control features and dataflows
• Collaborate with software team on features for MAC and power management
• Ensure correct interfaces, throughput, power management, and coexistence features on SoCs to support wireless links
• Partner with external chip providers to ensure successful wireless chip development, including review and management of manufacturing qualification, verification, and validation plans
• Contribute to wireless silicon lab validation
  

Minimum Qualification

• MS in Electrical or Computer engineering
• 8+ years wireless (WiFi/BT) chip architecture and design experience
• Low power design and power management methodology
• MAC to SoC interfaces, throughput modeling, and dataflows
• Wireless subsystem integration
• Knowledge with MAC/PHY/SoC DV methodology
• Experience with wireless silicon performance and parametric testing in lab environment
  

Preferred Qualification

• Familiarity with MAC-PHY interface design
• Familiarity with PHY/RF performance analysis/metrics
• Understanding of chip manufacturing package and qualification issues
• Understanding of and experience with wireless technologies and standards, including WiFi (11ac, 11ax), WiGig (11ad, 11ay), Bluetooth, and cellular LTE/5G
• Experience with cellular modem integration issues and performance validation
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to effectively lead technical initiatives cross-functionally
  

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.