Cellular RF Transmitter Systems Engineer

industries. We invite you to join our dynamic team and contribute to upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every day. Are you interested in work that challenges you, expands your thinking, and provides innovative solutions for future problems while driving your growth as a recognized technical leader in the cellular industry? Apple's RF Transmitter Systems Engineering team is looking for a hard-working, dedicated individual who is eager to break technical boundaries and change the way things are done. Our best-in-class team is shaping the mobile market with disruptive RF innovations while taking full responsibility for execution and commitments to schedule and quality. Join our team of leading experts in the cellular RF industry and deliver differentiating transmit architectures and solutions for Apple's wireless products that build amazing value for our customers!

Description

In this role, you will be part of an industry-leading RF Transmitter Systems Engineering team. You will work closely with architecture and systems engineering teams, RF design teams, and SW teams to assess, specify, and drive transmitter concepts with a focus on innovative performance and uncompromised quality as the baseline for differentiating products.

Responsibilities

• Translate system-level and performance requirements into requirements for the TX line-up and TX features, including RF control/algorithm specifications for RFICs and system firmware.
• Understand and specify RF algorithms (e.g., power control, calibration) and define the RF control infrastructure, including compute resources, interfaces, memory, and timing constraints.
• Lead HW/SW partitioning of RF algorithms (control functionality), ensuring optimal trade-offs between flexibility, latency, and power, and provide specifications as input for HW and SW development.
• Perform simulations (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++) for performance analysis.
• Identify and analyze critical requirements and provide deep-dive assessments of system performance impact, timelines, and risks.
• Drive the alignment of requirements, design targets, and design trade-offs with other teams such as HW design and SW engineering.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience required.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate and communicate across multicultural, global teams.
• Understanding of Cellular Radio/3GPP Standards (LTE, 5G NR FR1/2) with a focus on system use cases.
• Experience with HW and SW co-design and clear understanding of trade-offs between digital HW and firmware implementations.
• Background in digital signal processing.
• Proficiency and practical experience in Python and MATLAB.
• Understanding of how to translate top-level requirements into specifications for transceiver building blocks, including dimensioning digital control systems for RF applications (CPU, memory, buses, real-time constraints).

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or 5+ years of proven experience in RF, including cellular transmit architectures.
• Familiarity with cellular modem architectures.
• Experience applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) to improve multi-objective optimizations.
• Knowledge of RF circuit impairments and experience modeling their system-level impact.
• Expertise in transmitter system-level concepts and control procedures like power control, digital pre-distortion, and envelope tracking.
• Understanding of SoC integration constraints and multi-chip RF architectures.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $132,100 and $244,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

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Client-provided location(s): Newton, MA

Job ID: apple-200629357-6205

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-11-02T19:06:45