Wireless Systems Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Apple’s System RF organization and drive innovation that matters! We’re looking for engineers who will re-imagine the way wireless performance of a device is analyzed and work cross-functionally with teams to deliver the best in class wireless performance for our customers. Our engineers help architect, research, and design, Apple’s world-class wireless products. All members of the numerous teams within the organization bring their own unique expertise to collectively bring wireless technologies to our products, following Apple’s culture of excellence in engineering principles and practices. The job role will entail wireless performance research focused primarily on understanding how various factors like antenna performance, modem performance, SAR, RF algorithms, user interaction with device, channel conditions, co-ex and interference will impact wireless performance and in turn the end user experience. You will use these findings to work with cross-functional teams to help drive antenna, wireless algorithms and system level design and architecture changes.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Electrical or Telecommunications Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of cellular, WiFi or GNSS technologies.
• Test automation experience.
• Python preferred and fluency with AI tools.
• 3+ years industry experience in RF and/or wireless systems.
• Experience working on physical layer wireless algorithms.
• Strong background in wireless communications.
• Capturing and analyzing baseband logs to root cause performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Cellular, WiFi and GNSS performance testing and analysis.
• Antenna performance characterization: TRP, TIS, Efficiency, SAR.
• System performance characterization: Throughput testing, application specific wireless performance testing, optimizing wireless algorithms and user impact assessment.
• Collaborating closely with product teams and other stake holders to drive performance enhancements.

What This Job Offers

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