Senior Wireless Control Systems Engineer – 6G Focus

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Wireless Control Systems Engineer to own the end-to-end lifecycle of cellular modem systems, from feature design through silicon bring-up for 6G/5G and 4G 3GPP features.

You will collaborate across SoC, PHY, FW, and L1 SW teams to meet system requirements and deliver optimized performance and power efficiency. Responsibilities include defining system-level features for next-gen modems, linking 3GPP requirements to hardware architectures, and developing control algorithms

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field; 10+ years in Layer 1 control design.
• Strong knowledge of 6G/5G NR and 4G LTE, with focus on RAN1/3GPP concepts.
• Deep grounding in communication theory: LDPC, Polar, Turbo coding, OFDM, MIMO, estimation.

Responsibilities

• Define & architect system-level features for next-gen cellular modems with 6G focus.
• Own end-to-end system view linking 3GPP requirements to HW/FW architecture and targets.
• Design control algorithms (traditional or AI/ML-based) for PHY/L1 control.
• Construct interfaces and message flows across layers for wireless features.
• Model & simulate algorithms in MATLAB/C/C++/Python; validate with link-level data.
• Drive performance and power efficiency improvements across the wireless stack.

Skills

Layer 1 control design

6G/5G NR knowledge

Signal processing theory

MATLAB

C/C++/Python

Generative AI & LLM tools

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

C/C++

Python

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Wireless Control Systems Engineer to own the end-to-end lifecycle of cellular modem systems, from feature design through silicon bring-up for 6G/5G and 4G 3GPP features.

You will collaborate across SoC, PHY, FW, and L1 SW teams to meet system requirements and deliver optimized performance and power efficiency. Responsibilities include defining system-level features for next-gen modems, linking 3GPP requirements to hardware architectures, and developing control algorithms