Senior Wireless Base Station & 5G Scheduler Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Test Base Station Designer in San Diego to advance 4G/5G protocol-aware base station software, simulation, and validation. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable wireless solutions used by millions worldwide.

Strong background in cellular protocols, C/C++, and hardware/software integration is required; you’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment at Apple, driving innovation and reliable performance.

Qualifications

• BS and 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong understanding of cellular protocols, 5G.
• Knowledge of 6G, 5G NR, 4G LTE PHY downlink/uplink.
• Software development and debugging in C/C++.
• Experience with multi-processing and multi-threading.
• OO design and testing fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, and implement Scheduler software of Test Base Station.
• Implement key scheduling, control processing within latency and energy constraints.
• Develop pre-silicon emulation systems/virtual platforms for L1 control SW design and verification.
• Evaluate and implement tools for build, verification, and test.
• Define methodologies and standards.
• Guide test executors in validating new and existing features.

Skills

Cellular protocols

5G NR

C/C++

Multi-threading

Software debugging

OO design

Education

Bachelor's in EE/CS

Master's or PhD in wireless (preferred)

Tools

Keysight instruments

Anritsu instruments

R&S instruments

Job description

Apple is seeking a Test Base Station Designer in San Diego to advance 4G/5G protocol-aware base station software, simulation, and validation. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable wireless solutions used by millions worldwide.

Strong background in cellular protocols, C/C++, and hardware/software integration is required; you’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment at Apple, driving innovation and reliable performance.