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. The team is responsible for the digital and power management domains of wireless chipsets across Apple products, from concept through product announcement. The position is part of a design team responsible for the architecture, design, implementation, and integration of Apple product baseband systems.

The engineer will collaborate extensively with cross-functional groups, including Apple SoC, battery, sensors, and iOS teams, and is expected to maintain an understanding of the broader product landscape beyond wireless design. The role requires familiarity with computer system architecture and digital design, as well as proactive collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams. Some international travel may be required when approved.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• 10 or more years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with schematic capture, layout design, and review.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in 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, 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 measurement.
• Experience with clock and timing devices such as crystal resonators, MEMS, TCXO, and crystal oscillators.
• Experience with wireless chipsets, including cellular, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, GNSS, or NFC.
• Experience in digital and analog circuit design and validation.
• Experience in cellular and GNSS technology.

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 cross-functional engineering groups, including Apple SoC, battery, sensors, and iOS teams.
• Maintain an understanding of the product landscape outside of wireless design.
• Travel internationally when approved, as required.

What This Job Offers

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