Apple
Cellular Protocol Development Engineer
$123K–$214K
San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- No number of years specified.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent degree.
About the job
Develop cellular protocol technologies and software across protocol layers to improve connectivity and user experience across Apple wireless products.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain device-side cellular protocol host-test and network-simulation environments.
- Work across cellular protocol layers and contribute to protocol software designs.
- Apply knowledge of cellular procedures and network interactions to develop cellular technologies.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent degree.
- Proven understanding of key cellular protocol procedures and network interactions.
- Critical expertise in multiple cellular protocol layers.
- Experience with UE and/or NW protocol development for various 3GPP technologies.
Nice to have
- Experience in cellular protocols or wireless software development.
- Experience in Non Access Stratum.
Pay
USD $122,700 to $214,300 base salary
Tools
SIM, NAS, AS, iOS, UE, NW, 3GPP
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