Wireless Validation Engineer — Wi-Fi Performance

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

RSU awards

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee discounts on products

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California is seeking a senior Wi‑Fi test engineer to develop and run comprehensive Wi‑Fi test plans focused on user experience and seamless connectivity.

You will perform failure analysis with lab and field experiments, and deliver data‑driven performance reports for senior management. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams and third‑party vendors, setting up OTA test beds, 802.11ax/be configurations, and automation using Candela to measure wireless

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field with 6 years of experience.
• Experience with WiFi protocol layer debugging to fix software issues.
• Experience debugging wireless issues using sniffer lab tools like Octoscope, Wireshark, Veriwave, or similar.
• Experience setting up OTA test beds to simulate field scenarios in lab.
• Scripting in Python to reduce manual testing effort.
• Experience setting up 802.11ax/802.11be APs and mesh gateways for product validation.
• Experience developing automation framework to measure wireless performance with Candela.

Responsibilities

• Develop and run Wi-Fi test plans focused on user experience and seamless connectivity.
• Perform failure analysis to identify hardware or software issues via lab and field experiments.
• Conduct in-depth Wi-Fi/Bluetooth analysis across protocol layers and generate data-driven performance reports for management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and third-party vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
• This role is a 40-hour-per-week position located in Cupertino, CA.

Skills

WiFi protocol debugging

Wireless troubleshooting

OTA test bed setup

Python scripting

802.11ax/be setup

Automation with Candela

Education

Master’s degree in Information Systems/IT

Tools

Wireshark

Octoscope

Veriwave

Candela

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California is seeking a senior Wi‑Fi test engineer to develop and run comprehensive Wi‑Fi test plans focused on user experience and seamless connectivity.

You will perform failure analysis with lab and field experiments, and deliver data‑driven performance reports for senior management. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams and third‑party vendors, setting up OTA test beds, 802.11ax/be configurations, and automation using Candela to measure wireless