Apple
Wireless Control Systems Engineer
$175K–$325K
San Diego, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Sunnyvale, California - Experience
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience in Layer 1 control design.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Own the design, modeling, validation, silicon bring-up, and productization of cellular modem control systems and features across 6G, 5G, and 4G to improve wireless performance and power efficiency.
What you'll do
- Architect cellular modem features and connect standards, algorithms, hardware and firmware constraints, and product targets.
- Design physical-layer control algorithms, interfaces, and message flows; model and validate them through simulation or field data.
- Drive end-to-end performance and power optimizations across the wireless stack in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience in Layer 1 control design.
- Strong knowledge of 6G, 5G NR, and 4G LTE cellular standards, particularly RAN1 3GPP; deep expertise in communication theory and signal processing.
- Proficiency in MATLAB, C/C++, and/or Python; experience using Generative AI and LLM-based tools to accelerate engineering workflows.
Nice to have
- Low-power algorithm design, latency-critical PHY timeline analysis, or hands-on silicon bring-up with lab equipment.
- Familiarity with 3GPP standardization, emerging 6G topics, or a record of wireless communications research or patents.
Pay
USD $175,000 to $308,500 base salary; USD $184,700 to $324,800 base salary
Tools
MATLAB, C/C++, Python, 6G, 5G NR, 4G LTE, 3GPP, Generative AI, LLM-based tools
AI focus
Design traditional or AI/ML-based physical-layer control algorithms; use Generative AI and LLM-based tools for algorithm prototyping, code generation, simulation analysis, or technical documentation.
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