Cellular Firmware Integration Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

As part of a world class modem team, you’ll diagnose sophisticated leading-edge embedded firmware that deliver more performance in our products than ever before. You’ll work across disciplines to transform improved hardware elements into a single, integrated design. Join us, and you’ll help us innovate new cellular technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you’ll push the industry boundaries of what wireless systems can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world. As a Cellular Firmware Integration Engineer on this team, you will be on the critical path of the 5G/4G/multimode cellular firmware effort within a cellular system integration group responsible for debugging, integrating and productizing state-of-the-art cellular SoCs. This position requires someone comfortable with advanced cellular mobile technology and troubleshooting of cellular embedded firmware, that thrives in a dynamic cross-functional organization, is not afraid to challenge what exists openly, and is flexible enough to pivot on constantly evolving requirements.

Requirements

• BS and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience is required.
• Strong understanding of 5G and 4G 3GPP standards, and competent knowledge on Layer One and Physical Layer control.
• Proficiency in embedded programming language such as C and C++.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, JavaScript.
• Experience with embedded real-time software system bring-up, debug, and test.
• Skilled in debugging embedded real-time multi-core, multi-mode software systems with multiple triage techniques.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or data science with 5+ years of relevant experience in wireless communications industry is preferred.
• Experience in AI/ML technology and familiar with LLM, RAG, Transformer, Claude and other AI/ML techniques.

Responsibilities

• Participate in silicon bring-up, feature bring-up, and triage a multi-mode L1/PHY firmware architecture of a state-of-the-art mobile wireless communication system.
• Troubleshoot and debug L1/PHY modem firmware issues utilizing AI and automation technique.
• Develop triaging automation.
• Optimize L1 and PHY firmware testability and debug capability.
• Run data mining, extraction and formatting to monitor firmware health and debug efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees