Apple
RF Hardware Engineer - Multi-Radio Coexistence
$129K–$225K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 15, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree in electrical engineering preferred.
About the job
Assesses, debugs, and improves multi-radio coexistence performance across Apple platforms through hardware analysis, design review, and validation testing.
What you'll do
- Investigate coexistence failures and root causes through hands-on hardware experiments; develop system-level mitigation approaches.
- Review and sign off on PCB and flex layouts, grounding, and shielding; provide requirements to chipset teams and validate early EVBs.
- Develop and execute characterization plans, track results, and communicate findings and risks to cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Experience on at least one radio of Cellular, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Thread, NFC, and UWB.
- Knowledge of RF component characteristics and experience using lab equipment including spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, signal generator and oscilloscopes.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering.
- Experience with wireless architectures, chipset teams, RF hardware, system-level debug, or conducted or radiated radio systems optimization.
Pay
$129,300 and $225,300 (base salary)
Tools
Cellular, Wi-Fi, BT, GPS, NFC, Thread, UWB, EVBs
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