Wireless Systems Validation Engineer - RF Systems Cellular

About the position

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people's lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every day. Apple's RF System Engineering team is looking for a passionate, self-motivated individual to work towards ensuring Apple products conform and go beyond all applicable cellular industry standards and regulatory requirements. You will validate & characterize wireless system performance across cellular technologies towards industry conformance, regulatory compliance, carrier & use case requirements. You will perform failure analysis of issues with cross-functional engineering teams and drive issues to closure. You will be responsible to complete certification testing. Examples of activities you may be involved in are: Bringing-up device-under-test and setups for validation preparedness. Defining test requirements & design, implementing in-house test systems, and executing validation & characterization test plans to meet industry, emissions and performance requirements. Tracking validation status, analyze results, communicate issues & insights from data. Performing failure analysis to understand low margin or failing behaviors making use of experimental SW/FW and mock-up hardware. Collaborating with test equipment vendors, technology suppliers and cross-functional staff to optimize RF parametric performance. Supporting testing at contact manufacturing sites and supporting certification of Apple products.

Responsibilities

• Validate & characterize wireless system performance across cellular technologies.
• Perform failure analysis of issues with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Complete certification testing.
• Bring-up device-under-test and setups for validation preparedness.
• Define test requirements & design, implement in-house test systems, and execute validation & characterization test plans.
• Track validation status, analyze results, and communicate issues & insights from data.
• Perform failure analysis to understand low margin or failing behaviors using experimental SW/FW and mock-up hardware.
• Collaborate with test equipment vendors, technology suppliers, and cross-functional staff to optimize RF parametric performance.
• Support testing at contact manufacturing sites and certification of Apple products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience required.
• Practical knowledge of at least one Cellular Wireless technology including 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.
• Experience with using RF lab test equipment.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience is preferred.
• Practical knowledge of cellular industry standards including 3GPP, 3GPP2, Carrier specifications including performance requirements, compliance requirements and required testing methodologies.
• Experience and a deep understanding of System Level RF Parametric and its sources in RF component characteristics and behavior.
• Hands-on experience with bench level wireless testing, debug at the module, reference board or system level.
• Debug level experience on cellular radio systems at the conducted or radiated level is a plus.
• Understanding of Antenna characteristics impact to radiated testing.
• Familiarity with radiated test setups, radiated chamber calibration and use.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through Employee Stock Purchase Plan.