Product RF Design Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin seeks a Product RF Design Engineer to push wireless performance for upcoming products. You will join a hands-on development team that shapes RF/wireless architecture across concept to mass production.

The role requires a strong foundation in RF theory, antenna design and system integration, with opportunities to work with internal wireless and hardware teams. A BS in EE is required; MS preferred, with lab instrumentation experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent.
• Coursework or experience in antenna/RF design, wireless communications, EM, or circuits.
• Knowledge of EM or RF hardware or antenna design.

Responsibilities

• Apply expertise from concept to mass production across RF product design.
• Do antenna design, EM simulation and prototype hardware development.
• Integrate cellular, GPS, Wi‑Fi and NFC into products.
• Create RF/antenna schematics and PCB/flex layouts.

Skills

Antenna design

RF design

EM theory

Wireless communications

Desense debugging

Production experience

Statistical analysis

RF lab instrumentation

Education

BSEE or equivalent education

Tools

Electromagnetic simulation tools

Job description

You will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver outstanding performance for wireless products. As a member of the Product RF Design team, you will be at the forefront of wireless technology as we push the boundaries of achievable performance in wireless for innovative products. You will become part of a hands-on product development team that develops and influences current and future generations of Apple products.We’re looking for dedicated and motivated engineers with good fundamentals in one or more areas of RF/wireless and electromagnetic theory, antenna design, system integration, & wireless communications.

Description

Product RF Design Engineers should have a broad-based knowledge in RF architecture, design, integration and manufacturing. They have deep theoretical and practical knowledge in one or more areas of electromagnetic theory, RF and Wireless circuit design, communication theory, and product design trade-off. They use electromagnetic and system simulation, hands on prototyping, test and measurement to understand complex system and sub-system interactions, implications to product level design, and manufacturing trade-offs to enable mass production.

Responsibilities

• Product RF Design Engineers apply their expertise in all aspects of product design from concept, architecture definition, integration and prototyping to final production. They work closely with wireless and software architects, industrial designers, and product designers to guide and sculpt the product design with an eye towards optimizing RF/Wireless functionality for the user. They will work closely with manufacturing teams to support builds from prototype phase to mass production.
• Antenna design, EM simulation and prototype HW design.
• Integrate different wireless technologies such as cellular, GPS, Wifi, and NFC into products.
• RF/Antenna schematic and PCB/flex layout.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE or Equivalent Education.
• Coursework or experience in antenna/RF design, wireless communications, EM, or circuits.
• Knowledge of EM or RF Hardware or antenna design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or above degree in Electrical Engineering with Electro-magnetics or RF emphasis.
• Knowledge of electromagnetic simulation tools.
• Hands-on experience with RF lab instrumentation.
• Ability to debug Desense issues and characterize noise sources.
• Experience with production environment and statistical analysis.

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