Cellular Software Performance Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

The Wireless Software Performance team is striving for innovative ways to
utilize cellular technologies to enable new services and products that surprise
and delight our customers. Our team is seeking an experienced engineer who can
lead and drive characterization of wireless software performance in labs and
beyond. Develop expertise in cellular systems, RF frontends, hardware, and
software by benchmarking power and performance for Apple products. Act as a
liaison between technology and product engineering teams as a gatekeeper of
end-user-facing quality. This is an excellent opportunity to interact
cross-functionally with multiple engineering groups while bringing in fresh
ideas to evangelize wireless communication technologies across Apple’s product
portfolio and simultaneously working towards design wins in a data-driven manner
from prototyping to commercialization.

Requirements

• Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience working in a laboratory environment, testing and benchmarking data, voice and application performance of cellular systems.
• Deep understanding of cellular 3GPP standards relating to 5G NR and LTE, with demonstrated experience with higher-layer protocols such as TCP/IP.
• Strong ability to debug and analyze issues across all (L1/L2/L3/Application) layers of the protocol stack, as well as RF frontends.
• Experience with proposing software optimizations and improvements based on performance data to enhance overall product quality and user experience.
• Experience working with cellular call boxes and channel emulators in a laboratory setting.
• Strong knowledge of Python scripting is necessary to automate performance test suites in the laboratory and develop tools and scripts to design key performance indicators (KPIs) required to benchmark product performance.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering results in fast-paced environments.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment, communicate clearly while confidently driving multiple projects across various teams.
• Adapt to new technologies, think outside the box, and propose technology and product improvements in a data-driven manner.
• Obsessively passionate, inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways.

What This Job Offers

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