Wireless Systems Validation Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 181,100 - 272,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary stock units

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. is looking for a Regulatory Test Engineer in Cupertino, California, to validate emission test cases and manage regulatory compliance. You will ensure that our products meet worldwide emission requirements and collaborate with various engineering teams during the certification process.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with at least three years of relevant experience. Apple offers a competitive salary with comprehensive benefits, including stock units, retirement benefits, and education reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in regulatory test engineering or related field.
• Expertise in wireless product compliance and debugging.
• Knowledge of worldwide regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Validate emission test cases in certification setups.
• Define and implement validation plans for software features.
• Collaborate with teams to debug marginal/failure tests.

Skills

Wireless product compliance

Collaboration with design teams

Python for RF testing

Education

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Description

Apple Inc. seeks a regulatory test engineer to validate emission test cases in certification test setups, translate worldwide emission requirements into test cases, coordinate with Regulatory Compliance teams, define and implement validation plans for regulatory‑facing software features, debug marginal/failure tests, collaborate with RFHW, Antenna, Product Design, EE and related teams, maintain test setups, and help plan and deliver final certification testing at third‑party labs.

Pay & Benefits

Base pay ranges from $181,100 to $272,100 per year. Apple offers discretionary stock units, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and services, education reimbursement, bonus and relocation eligibility. For more details view Apple Benefits at https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or foreign equivalent in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, telecommunications or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Performing characterization of wireless products towards worldwide compliance requirements.
• Performing initial HW/SW bring‑up on Prototype Hardware.
• Debugging FA Wireless compliance related issues.
• Collaborating with HW Design, FEM Vendors, Chipset vendors, Antenna, and Product design teams to come up with HW fixes.
• Performing schematic/layout reviews and HW fixes via mockups.
• Defining and implementing various SW/FW features including Regulatory Power tables.
• Reviewing World‑wide Wireless Regulatory/Compliance specs and developing test plans.
• Using knowledge of worldwide Regulatory standards in relation to carrying a product to certification.
• Review schematic and layout of product with design team to provide feedback regarding RF/EMI regulatory requirements.
• Running RF Test Automation using Python and collaborating with SW team for any improvement required for RF testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Equal Opportunity Employer

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