Apple
Wireless System Integration and Characterization Engineer
$175K–$325K
Irvine, California +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Location
- Irvine, California
San Diego, California
Sunnyvale, California - Experience
- Minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS; MSEE or PHD with relevant experience preferred.
About the job
Integrates, characterizes, and optimizes wireless SoC PHY and radio systems from first-silicon bring-up through production readiness.
What you'll do
- Bring up, integrate, tune, characterize, and validate PHY/radio systems on wireless SoCs.
- Debug system-level issues and improve calibration algorithms and performance across operating conditions.
- Develop automated test workflows, analyze results, document findings, and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
- Experience in wireless system design, integration, or bring-up.
Nice to have
- MSEE or PHD with relevant experience.
- Experience with wireless protocols, radio calibration, lab characterization, RF test equipment, test automation, or listed programming languages.
Pay
$175,000 and $308,500 USD (base salary); $184,700 and $324,800 USD (base salary)
Tools
802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, LTE/WCDMA/GSM, 802.11ad/ay, Python, Matlab, Perl, C/C++, C#
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