Job Details

Cellular Systems Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Aug 27, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200617910-3401

Are you interested in joining an innovative team making battery life great on billions of devices? Do you have excellent understanding of cellular protocols and wireless system architecture? Do you enjoy collaborating with many cross-functional teams? Are you thrilled solving challenging problems? If this describes you, we would love to hear from you!

Description

We're looking for a motivated engineer with excellent problem solving and communication skills. In this role, you will bring up new hardware and sign off on cellular power, work on power optimizations of cellular technology, build energy model for cellular usage in the field. You would also be responsible for using large data analytics to analyze cellular usage in the field to identify power improvement opportunities. To be successful in this role, you must have a solid foundation in systems design/architecture coupled with good understanding of cellular and network protocols.

Responsibilities

• Bring up and optimization of cellular power on new hardware

• Analysis of cellular usage and triaging of cellular issues

• Building energy models and tools related to cellular technology

• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver on power targets and cellular features

Minimum Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of one or more of cellular protocols (5G, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA, etc.)

• Excellent debugging skills in both software and hardware to solve challenging problems

• Mastering at least one programming or scripting language

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Preferred Qualifications

• Profound understanding of wireless systems architecture

• Hands-on protocol design or implementation experience preferred

• Experience with wireless systems design is a plus

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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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