Job Details

Role Number: 200637698-3956

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day. Are you ready to join our RF Hardware Design team?

The Cellular RF Hardware team designs, develops, and optimizes radio frequency (RF) board and module designs for Cellular silicon development, Cellular platform development, and cellular-enabled Apple products.

Description

The Cellular RF Hardware Characterization Engineer will support the hardware design team in measuring and characterizing cellular radio components and hardware designs across Apple’s entire cellular-enabled product line. Some international and domestic travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ year minimum related experience required

• Basic understanding of electronic components such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, etc.

• Experience in RF test and measurement methodology and equipment in the 600MHz to 8GHz frequency range; spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, cellular call boxes, load pull tuners, oscilloscopes, etc.

• Experience with assembling and managing automated characterization racks and test setups for RF component or hardware characterization.

• Ability to lift test equipment weighing up to 50 pounds off the ground to waist height.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates or Applied Science degree or higher in electronics

• 3+ years of hands on experience in RF test and measurement in an R&D lab setting.

• Scripting and script debug experience (Python, Matlab, etc.).

• Experience with data analysis tools (Tableau, Excel, Matlab, etc.).

• Basic familiarity with reading schematics and reviewing PCB layouts.

• Experience in RF test and measurement methodology and equipment in the 24-48GHz.

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .