Wireless Cellular Standard Engineer

Wireless Cellular Standard Engineer

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people's lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our cellular standards group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape the global wireless industry and contribute to upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple's customers every single day!

In this technical role, you will be at the center of our cellular standards group responsible for promoting the wireless technologies of our innovative wireless SoC products. You will have the chance to create algorithms and architectures of wireless communication systems, as well as collaborate with extraordinary RF/analog, HW, SW designers and architects to design SoC products to millions of Apple customers!

Responsibilities

• Designing and simulating wireless communication systems for 5G and 6G technologies, including channel coding, advanced MIMO systems, protocols for energy saving, AI/ML for air interface enhancements, sensing techniques, control and data channel optimization for cellular systems.
• Attending global standards meetings, including 3GPP, to promote Apple product preferences.
• Collaborate with product teams and come up with novel architecture, protocols, algorithms to meet the requirements from the emerging applications in a challenging radio environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of wireless communication systems (e.g., OFDM/MIMO, etc.).
• Proven experience in the algorithm development and implementation design of communication systems or signal processing algorithms, and ability to develop and implement performance tuning strategies and optimizations.
• Experience with Matlab or Python and/or C/C++ for algorithm development, modeling, and simulation.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Motivated to collaborate and contribute as a team, and able to deliver ambitious tasks in a timely manner.
• BS and 10+ years of relevant experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. with a focus on communication systems, signal processing or AI/ML for wireless communication is preferred.
• Experiences in 3GPP standardization in 3GPP RAN4.
• Strong understanding of communication theory and relevant algorithm design experience on, including but not limited to, timing recovery, automatic gain control, modulation, channel estimation, equalization, MIMO signal estimation and detection, channel coding and error correction, and beam forming algorithms.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, wireless communication theory, and system design.
• Knowledge in existing wireless communication protocols, such as 5G/LTE/WCDMA/GSM, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 802.11ad/ay or Bluetooth/BLE.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.