Impactful Wireless RF Systems Engineer (Compliance)

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an RF Compliance Systems Engineer to lead system engineering toward regulatory compliance for wireless products with advanced radios. You will translate emission requirements into system specs, debug failures, and collaborate with RFHW, antenna, product design and EE teams to drive design changes and sign-off on layouts.

Responsibilities include design reviews, simulations, and software features for regulatory compliance, plus defining emission test plans and coordinating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Industry experience in RF/Antenna system development for wireless technologies.
• Experience with regulatory/industry conformance specifications for consumer products.
• Experience in RF layout review and system grounding.

Responsibilities

• Apply wireless system design/characterization knowledge towards addressing emission regulatory requirements in consumer products.
• Translate emission requirements into system requirements for new chipsets and platforms.
• Perform debugging of marginal/failure tests and coordinate with RFHW/Antenna/Product Design/EE to drive design changes.
• Perform HW failure analysis at RF/wireless system level to identify root-cause of marginal/failing behaviors.
• Propose design and process changes for RF issues, aligning with cross-functional partners on trade-offs.
• Review designs and sign-off on releases of PCB layouts, flex layouts, grounding and shielding.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for circuit-level and system-level simulations to understand risk areas and root causes.
• Architect and coordinate execution of software features necessary for regulatory compliance.
• Define emission test plans for custom features and work with test equipment vendors for solutions.

Skills

RF system design

Antenna characterization

Regulatory conformance

RF layout review

Cross-functional collaboration

Simulation tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

HFSS

CST

ADS

Job description

Apple is seeking an RF Compliance Systems Engineer to lead system engineering toward regulatory compliance for wireless products with advanced radios. You will translate emission requirements into system specs, debug failures, and collaborate with RFHW, antenna, product design and EE teams to drive design changes and sign-off on layouts.

Responsibilities include design reviews, simulations, and software features for regulatory compliance, plus defining emission test plans and coordinating