Cellular Field Design Engineer

Apple; Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Flexible working conditions

Job summary

Apple is seeking a motivated Field Design Engineer in Singapore to evaluate the latest iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch hardware systems. This role involves end-to-end testing, performing deep dives into trace logs, and collaborating with development teams on wireless performance issues. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 1-5 years of experience in cellular technology testing. Apple values diversity and provides an inclusive environment for all employees.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of relevant work experience in Electrical Engineering or equivalent major.
• Hands-on experience with cellular technology testing, including log analysis.
• Experience with wireless technologies like 5G NR, LTE, and UMTS.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch hardware and software systems in the field.
• Conduct experiments related to RF/OTA performance, acoustics, thermals, and GPS.
• Analyze internal logs to identify root causes of hardware issues.

Skills

End-to-end testing of cellular technologies

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Shell scripting

Perl scripting

Python scripting

Matlab

Job description

Summary

At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you want to impact millions of users by developing an extra-ordinary product with a prime focus on accuracy, understandability and performance of the product? We are the Apple Field Design Engineering team, and we are seeking a highly motivated and technical individual to work on testing unreleased Apple products. You will be responsible for evaluating the latest iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch hardware systems, in the field, from early prototype to final products, on different network and wireless technologies, including performance metrics creation/evolution, post processing and analysis of device logs from the field. Come join our team and become part of a hands‑on team that fosters engineering excellence, creativity and innovation. We are a team of multifaceted, 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, imagine what you could do here.

Description

A Field Design Engineer will be involved in evaluating the latest iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch HW/SW systems in the field from early prototype to final products. This includes very early evaluations of our prototypes and HW systems on different wireless technologies, including performance metrics creation/evolution, post processing and analysis of trace log from the field. It also includes running focused experiments in relationship to RF/OTA performance, acoustics, thermals, GPS and NFC validation, etc. The successful candidate will be working with the HW/SW development teams and other cross functional teams on identifying issues impacting the wireless performance. You will perform deep dive analysis into internal logs to understand and identify root cause of any HW/System issue.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent major with 1-5 years relevant work experience
• Hands‑on experience with end‑to‑end testing of cellular technologies that includes test plan preparation, field testing, log analysis & debugging UE issues
• Working knowledge in at least one of the wireless technology 5G NR, LTE/LTE‑A, UMTS
• You have experience owning a complete functional area of an application or product with clear communication across multiple levels in the organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail‑oriented, analytical, able to work independently
• Able to travel locally and internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent major
• Deep understanding of cellular protocol stack from LTE PHY/MAC to higher layers, Call processing
• Hardworking and ambitious, able to take on obstacles in innovative ways
• Knowledge of Antenna/ RF design
• Basic scripting experience (Shell/Perl/Python/Matlab)

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Apple provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and in accordance with local requirements. Apple is a drug‑free workplace.

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