RF/PHY Wireless Systems Engineer — Bring‑up & Optimization

Apple Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical & dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Wireless Systems Integration Engineer to drive the integration, bring-up, and tuning of RF/PHY systems for next‑generation wireless SoCs in Apple devices.

You will collaborate with PHY, RFIC, MAC, and firmware teams to ensure seamless end-to-end feature integration and product readiness. The role requires hands-on wireless system design experience, strong signal processing fundamentals, and proficiency with lab instruments and scripting (Matlab/Python/C/C++).

Qualifications

• BS degree and minimum 3 years in wireless design or bring-up.
• Strong knowledge of signal processing, OFDM, and RF impairments.
• Experience with lab measurement and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Drive bring-up and tuning of RF/PHY systems for Apple devices.
• Collaborate with PHY, RFIC, MAC, and firmware teams.
• Develop calibration algorithms (TPC, AGC, TSSI, RSSI).
• Debug performance issues across RF and digital PHY.
• Ensure end-to-end feature integration and product readiness.
• Characterize RF/PHY performance and drive resolutions.

Skills

Wireless design

RF integration

Algorithm debugging

OFDM/MIMO theory

Lab instrumentation

C/C++

Python

Scripting

Labs & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE

MS or PhD in EE/CE

Tools

Matlab

Python

C/C++

Shell scripting

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Wireless Systems Integration Engineer to drive the integration, bring-up, and tuning of RF/PHY systems for next‑generation wireless SoCs in Apple devices.

You will collaborate with PHY, RFIC, MAC, and firmware teams to ensure seamless end-to-end feature integration and product readiness. The role requires hands-on wireless system design experience, strong signal processing fundamentals, and proficiency with lab instruments and scripting (Matlab/Python/C/C++).