Wireless RF OTA Connectivity Validation Engineer

At Apple we work every single day to craft products that enrich peoples lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet Do you like changing the game As a member of our dynamic group you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apples customers every day! Apples Wireless System and Compliance Engineering team is looking for an engineer to work on radiated system characterization and performance analysis across different connectivity technologies (WLAN BT UWB GNSS) for Apples wireless products.

You will be part of a cross-functional team responsible for validating and certifying wireless performance across Apples product portfolio. Working hands-on at the intersection of hardware software and regulatory compliance you will translate carrier and industry requirements into test cases execute OTA validation plans support certification testing at third-party labs and debug wireless performance issues alongside antenna RF hardware product design and software engineering teams building deep expertise across wireless technologies and RF systems alongside some of the best engineers in the industry.

Drive wireless performance validation across carrier and industry certification test setups including final certification at third-party labs (PTCRB CTIA CWG) ensuring Apple products meet the highest conformance carrier regulatory and industry requirements into actionable test cases ensuring product validation covers all certification performance and compliance and execute validation plans for custom software marginal and failure tests with cross-functional teams RFHW Antenna Product Design EE and others and drive design changes to address and continuously improve test setups ensuring lab environments are calibrated reliable and ready for next-generation product and execute final certification testing at third-party test labs for PTCRB CTIA and CWG to evolving Apples wireless characterization methodologies as new connectivity technologies emerge.

Bachelors -on working experience with antenna design and testing anechoic chambers and RF test understanding of RF component characteristics and understanding of at least one wireless technology: IEEE 802.11 Bluetooth GNSS LTE GSM UMTS or CDMA.

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).nUnderstanding of PHY Layer and MAC/application layer in MATLAB -on experience with RF test equipment from industry-leading vendors (e.g. Keysight Rohde u0026 Schwarz).nFamiliarity with OTA test standards and methodologies (e.g. CTIA 3GPP).nExposure to AI tools and workflows (e.g. LLMs AI coding assistants automation platforms) to boost productivity and engineering driving certification programs at third-party labs (PTCRB CTIA CWG).nStrong communication and organizational skills with the ability to multitask across various curiosity and a structured approach to diagnosing complex RF and wireless performance issues.