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Cellular 5G /4G Physical Layer Firmware Engineer
AWM-9535-Cellular 5G /4G Physical Layer Firmware Engineer
12/16/2025
12/21/2025
Negotiable
Permanent

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www.apple.com
San Diego, CA, 92108, USA
San Diego
California
United States
92108

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Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200636272-3543

Summary

Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? Do you thrive on pushing the limits of what’s considered feasible? As part of an extraordinary modem team, you’ll craft sophisticated & pioneering embedded firmware that deliver more performance in our products than ever before. You’ll work across subject areas to transform improved hardware elements into a single, integrated design. Join us, and you’ll help us innovate new wireless systems technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations! By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you’ll push the industry boundaries of what wireless systems can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world.

Description

As a Cellular 5G/4G Physical Layer Firmware Engineer on this team, you will be at the center of the embedded 5G/4G/multimode cellular firmware effort within a silicon design group responsible for crafting and productizing state-of-the-art cellular SoCs. We are looking for someone comfortable with all aspects of embedded software development, who thrives in a dynamic multi-functional organization, is not afraid to debate ideas openly, and is flexible enough to pivot on constantly evolving requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience with hardware control for physical layer4G/5G data path processing

  • Understanding of 5G and 4G 3GPP protocols

  • Experience implementing digital signal processing algorithms using special purpose digital signal processing HW.

  • Strong understanding of linear algebra and digital signal processing principles.

  • Deep understanding of software engineering principles, and core computer science fundamentals.

  • Fundamental facility with C and C++, compilers, build and source code control tools.

  • Significant experience with memory constrained Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and concurrent programming.

  • Solid understanding of computer architecture with particular emphasis on the HW/SW interfaces of high speed communication subsystems.

  • Experience with silicon prototyping, emulation systems, and virtual platforms.

  • Proficiency debugging embedded software systems. Familiarity with UARTs, JTAG, and oscilloscopes.

  • Some mainstream OS application level development and Python or Perl scripting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications, computer engineering or computer science is required.

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) .

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