Cellular RF Hardware Design Engineer

Cellular RF Hardware Design Engineer

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every single day. Are you ready to join our RF Hardware Design team? The Cellular RF Hardware Design Engineer will design, develop, and optimize radio frequency (RF) hardware circuits and systems for wireless communications devices.

The engineer will be responsible for development and integration of cellular radio platforms, and will be involved from initial concept study to the mass production phase. Some international and domestic travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Architect RF front end designs to realize our wireless product requirements
• Perform RF system lineup analysis to ensure our system designs meet industry and internal standards
• Create and maintaining specifications for RF components and drive component development with vendors
• Be involved with schematic capture and PCB Design
• Integrate our cellular radio platforms into Apple products

Minimum Qualifications

• BS with 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with radio hardware design and/or RF component design

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the challenges of development for high-volume manufacturing
• Hands on experience with RF circuits and hardware on the lab bench
• Understanding of core technologies and physics that drive innovative RF performance
• Proficient in wireless communications standards, wireless technology and communications market trends
• Excellent written and verbal communicator, proven track record of working in a dynamic multi-functional team
• Well organized and have the ability to be flexible in a changing work environment
• Cellular Handset experience
• Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS, HFSS, Matlab)
• Experience with Python for test setup automation and data analysis

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.