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Wireless RF Hardware Engineer

Apple
Posted a month ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Cupertino, CA, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Apple is seeking an RF Compliance Systems Engineer to ensure wireless regulatory compliance for new products involving advanced radio technologies.
  • The role requires a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience in RF/Antenna systems for wireless technologies.
  • Key responsibilities include translating emission requirements into system requirements, performing debugging, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Candidates should have experience in commercializing products for Cellular/WLAN and familiarity with regulatory specifications for consumer products.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, though specific figures are not disclosed in the job description.
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 Wireless Systems and Compliance Engineering team is looking for an RF Compliance Systems Engineer to do system engineering towards ensuring wireless regulatory compliance for new Apple products with advanced radio technologies.

Description


- Apply wireless system design/characterization knowledge towards addressing emission regulatory requirements in consumer products. - Translate various emission requirements into system requirements for new chipsets and platforms. - Perform debugging of marginal/failure tests and will interact with multifunctional teams like RFHW/Antenna/Product Design/EE to drive design changes and address issues. - Perform HW failure analysis at the RF/wireless system level to identify root-cause of marginal/failing behaviors making use of hands-on experimental modifications to hardware. - Propose design and process changes for RSE issues considering design constraints and align with cross-functional partners like RFHW/Antenna/Product Design/EE on trade-offs and implementation path. - Review designs and sign-off on releases of PCB layouts, flex layouts, system level groundings, shielding. - Collaborate with cross-functional partners for circuit-level, system-level simulations to understand risk areas, root cause issues, and pre-fetch potential emission concerns. - Architect and coordinate execution of software features, which are necessary for regulatory compliance. - Pre-fetch potential emission concerns using simulation tools and schematic reviews. - Collaborate with the engineering teams to define emission test plans for custom features. That would include defining requirements for custom testing solutions and working with test equipment vendors.

Minimum Qualifications


Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience. Industry experience in development/characterization of RF/Antenna system for wireless technologies. Experience on commercializing products for Cellular/ WLAN is required. Experience with regulatory/industry conformance specifications for consumer products. Experience in RF layout review, radiated sub-system review, and system grounding. Experience with one of the tools like MATLAB, HFSS, CST, ADS.

Preferred Qualifications


Master's Degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience preferred. Detailed understanding of at least one Wireless technology including 5G FR1, FR2, GSM, UMTS, CDMA, LTE, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, Bluetooth, Thread, UWB, NFC. Understanding of regulatory features like DFS, Adaptivity, and Power Table. Experience with radiated test methodology, equipment, and 3m Chamber.



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