RF System Integration Engineer
San Diego,California,United States
Hardware
Do you have a passion for wireless technologies? Do you want to impact the wireless experience for billions of users? Come and join us! You will become part of a hands-on development team that furthers engineering perfection, creativity, and innovation with a prime focus on wireless accuracy and performance. Dynamic, encouraging people and innovative technologies are the norm here. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! You will have the opportunity to contribute to the design and validation of RF and wireless systems across Apple's newest products including iPhones, Watches, iPads and others. You will help advance a system that guarantees the most efficient, consistent wireless performance across all of Apple's products in large volumes. To design such a system requires excellent fundamentals in wireless systems and communications theory as well as sound programming practices.
Description
As an RF Systems integration engineer, you will be engaged in the design validation for different wireless technologies right from the prototyping phase to mass production. You will be involved in the design of calibration routines and test algorithms and contribute to a multi faceted test SW suite. You will collaborate with chipset manufacturers, test equipment vendors as well as our in-house antenna and RFHW design teams to analyze wireless performance data and tackle the plethora of technical challenges it takes to deploy groundbreaking wireless features with impeccable quality.
Minimum Qualifications
It is required to have BS in Electrical Engineering plus 2 years of industrial experience in RF / Wireless Industry (Consumer Products / Semiconductors / Aerospace etc.)
Intuitive understanding in one or all of the following areas: RF Transceiver Blocks, Communications theory, RF Parameters
Familiarity with RF/wireless test equipment and associated RF measurements
Ability to read and write clean, clear, efficient and understandable code in one or more relevant programming languages (C, C++, Python)
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
MSEE is preferred
5+ Years of industry experience or equivalent. Knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and scalable software design principles
Recent experience in developing test solutions for current and upcoming wireless RF standards (e.g. WiFi 802.11xx, Bluetooth 5.0, 5G, NFC, UWB)
Familiarity with tools that enable high volume manufacturing of these technologies Experience
Ability to break down complex problems and evaluate tradeoffs between proposed solutions
Energy and aim to thrive in a start-up like environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $135,400 and $250,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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