RF Systems Engineer – Multi-Radio Coexistence

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 184,700 - 324,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Apple in Cupertino is seeking an experienced RF Hardware Engineer to advance multi‑radio coexistence across Cellular, Wi‑Fi, BT, GPS, and NFC. You will own platform‑level performance assessments and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust solutions.

You’ll perform hands‑on hardware experiments, analyze failures, review PCB layouts and shielding, and help shape design trade‑offs for improved coexistence performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with multiple radios (Cellular, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, NFC, UWB) and RF components.
• Familiarity with lab equipment: spectrum/network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities

• Assess and debug multi‑radio coexistence issues across Apple platforms using hands‑on hardware experiments and root‑cause investigations.
• Review and sign off on hardware designs including PCB layouts, grounding and shielding to ensure coexistence standards.
• Define and execute validation and characterization test plans, track results, and communicate results to cross‑functional teams.

Skills

RF hardware

Coexistence analysis

Measurement & test

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Spectrum Analyzer

Network Analyzer

Oscilloscope

Signal Generator

EMI/EMC testing

Job description

Apple in Cupertino is seeking an experienced RF Hardware Engineer to advance multi‑radio coexistence across Cellular, Wi‑Fi, BT, GPS, and NFC. You will own platform‑level performance assessments and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust solutions.

You’ll perform hands‑on hardware experiments, analyze failures, review PCB layouts and shielding, and help shape design trade‑offs for improved coexistence performance.