Senior Cellular RF Transmitter Systems Engineer

Apple Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Retirement benefits

Stock programs and equity

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Waltham, MA is seeking a Cellular RF Transmitter Systems Engineer to join a leading RF group.

You will work with architecture, RF design and software teams to shape next‑generation wireless transmitters and ensure high performance, quality and schedule adherence. The role emphasizes translating high-level requirements into RF front-end and transceiver specifications, modeling and simulations, and collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• BS and minimum 10 years relevant industry experience.
• 5+ years RF experience incl. cellular transmit architectures or PhD in cellular topics.
• Knowledge of cellular radio/3GPP standards (GSM, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, 5G NR).
• Familiarity with RF front-end, transceiver architecture, and lineup design and trade-offs.
• Experience in hardware/software co-design and clear understanding of analog/digital trade-offs.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to collaborate across multicultural, global teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate cellular system-level requirements into TX line-up and features of RF front-end components, transceiver, and system firmware.
• Define RF control infrastructure and compute resources, interfaces, memory and timing constraints.
• Lead hardware/software partitioning of RF algorithms with optimal trade-offs between flexibility, latency, area and power.
• Develop models and run simulations (MATLAB, Python, C) for verification, performance analysis and correlation.
• Identify critical requirements and assess system performance impact, timelines and risks.
• Drive alignment of requirements, design targets and trade-offs with hardware and software teams.

Skills

RF Systems

TX Architectures

RF Front-End

HW/SW co-design

Analytical Skills

Cross-Cultural Collaboration

AI Tools

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C

Job description

Apple Inc. in Waltham, MA is seeking a Cellular RF Transmitter Systems Engineer to join a leading RF group.

You will work with architecture, RF design and software teams to shape next‑generation wireless transmitters and ensure high performance, quality and schedule adherence. The role emphasizes translating high-level requirements into RF front-end and transceiver specifications, modeling and simulations, and collaboration across global teams.