Baseband Hardware Design Engineer

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

This electrical engineering role is part of Apple's Hardware Technology group and focuses on the digital and power-management domains of wireless chipsets across Apple products, from concept through product announcement. The team contributes to the architecture, design, implementation, and integration of baseband systems. The role involves extensive cross-functional collaboration with teams including Apple SoC, battery, sensors, and iOS, and requires an understanding of the broader product landscape beyond wireless design.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE).
• At least 3 years of relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with system integration, including schematic capture, layout design and review, and component placement.
• Experience with hardware system bring-up.
• Experience with signal-integrity and power-integrity simulation tools such as PowerSI, SIwave, HFSS, or ADS.
• Experience with mobile-platform system design, system integration, or high-volume consumer-electronics design.
• Experience with voltage regulators, LDOs, switch-mode power supplies (SMPS), power inductors, and capacitors.
• Experience with high-speed and low-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, MIPI, SPMI, RFFE, I2C, and USB.
• Experience in bench-level design verification using high-speed oscilloscopes.
• Experience with J-BERT, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, phase-noise analyzers, and jitter.
• Experience with clock and timing devices such as crystal resonators, MEMS, TCXOs, and crystal oscillators.
• Experience with wireless chipsets such as cellular, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, GNSS, or NFC.
• Experience in digital and analog circuit design and validation.
• Experience in cellular and GNSS technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the architecture, design, implementation, and integration of baseband systems for Apple products.
• Work on the digital and power-management domains of wireless chipsets from concept through product announcement.
• Collaborate with multifunctional engineering teams, including Apple SoC, battery, sensors, and iOS teams.
• Maintain an understanding of the broader product landscape outside wireless design.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level