Apple
Wireless RF OTA Connectivity Systems Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 23, 2026
- Location
- Cupertino, California
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- 10+ years of relevant work experience; commercial wireless product experience is required.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in EE or equivalent; preferred: Master’s Degree in EE or equivalent.
About the job
Drives system-level connectivity performance for Apple wireless products by evaluating, validating, and optimizing WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, and UWB systems.
What you'll do
- Model, measure, and characterize link budgets and wireless performance, and maintain testbeds to evaluate KPIs.
- Define validation plans, identify hardware and software improvements, and drive their adoption with cross-functional teams.
- Represent product goals in standardization venues and mentor engineers on test plans, testing solutions, and platform fixes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in EE or equivalent.
- 10+ years of relevant work experience.
- RF/Antenna system development or characterization experience, including experience commercializing wireless products.
- Understanding of wireless system concepts, PHY and MAC/application protocols, end-to-end link budgets, and wireless propagation; modeling experience with at least one simulation tool.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in EE or equivalent with 10+ years of relevant work experience.
- Experience with RF characterization, antenna design and testing, RF test equipment, throughput measurement tools, MATLAB, or connectivity conformance and platform architecture; familiarity with AI tools and workflows.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary range)
Tools
802.11ax, 802.11ac, Wi-Fi 6E, GNSS, UWB, Bluetooth, MATLAB, HFSS
AI focus
Familiarity with AI tools and workflows, such as LLMs, AI coding assistants, and automation platforms, to improve productivity and engineering efficiency is preferred.
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