Apple
RF System Integration Engineer (Instrument Engineering)
$150K–$278K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3–4 years of hands-on experience in RF, wireless, or test/measurement engineering.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering or a related field; MS preferred.
About the job
Develops and supports precision RF and analog test equipment, from bench debugging and automated calibration software to deployment and production support for Apple wireless radios.
What you'll do
- Debug RF and analog measurement issues and identify root causes across hardware, firmware, and software.
- Develop automated test and calibration software; characterize RF systems and instruments.
- Support bring-up, internal customers, and production-scale reliability; improve test coverage, repeatability, and throughput.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering or a related field; MS preferred.
- 3–4 years of hands-on experience in RF, wireless, or test/measurement engineering.
- Strong RF fundamentals and demonstrated bench debugging with standard RF test equipment.
- Proven experience developing automated test software in Python and/or C++ from the ground up; strong communication skills and willingness to travel internationally up to 15%.
Nice to have
- Experience with RF calibration and traceability, RF data analysis in Python or MATLAB, DSP and communications theory, or radio test and measurement.
- CI/CD experience; hands-on use of AI assistants and agentic coding workflows, or AI/ML for RF data analysis, modeling, or anomaly detection.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, MATLAB, CI/CD, signal generators, signal/spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, power sensors
AI focus
Preferred experience using AI assistants and agentic coding workflows to develop and debug production engineering software, or applying AI/ML to RF data analysis, modeling, or anomaly detection.
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