Apple
Cellular RF Transmitter Systems Engineer
$166K–$292K
Waltham, Massachusetts · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience; 5+ years of relevant RF experience, including cellular transmit architectures, or a PhD with previous work on cellular topics.
- Education
- BS; preferred: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
About the job
Develop and drive cellular RF transmitter architectures and system solutions for Apple wireless products, translating performance requirements into hardware, firmware, and component specifications.
What you'll do
- Translate cellular system requirements into TX line-up, RF front-end, transceiver, and firmware requirements; specify RF algorithms and control infrastructure.
- Lead hardware/software partitioning and coordinate requirements, design trade-offs, timelines, and risks across teams.
- Build models and run simulations for functional verification, performance analysis, and measurement correlation.
What they ask for
- BS and at least 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- At least 5 years of relevant RF experience, including cellular transmit architectures, or a PhD with previous work on cellular topics.
- Knowledge of cellular radio/3GPP standards, including GSM, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and 5G NR.
- Familiarity with RF systems and transceiver architecture, plus hardware/software co-design and analog/digital implementation trade-offs.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Expertise in RF front-end architectures and design; knowledge of RF system modeling, DSP, mixed-signal design, or SoC integration.
Pay
$165,800 and $292,400 (USD, base salary)
Tools
3GPP, GSM, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, 5G NR, MATLAB, Python
AI focus
Strong analytical skills and proactive use of AI tools.
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