Apple

Wireless RF Systems Validation Engineer (Connectivity)

Apple$145K — $175K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field with 10+ years of experience.
  • Practical knowledge of at least one wireless technology (WLAN, BT, UWB, Thread).
  • Experience with wireless testing at module, board, or system level.
  • Master's degree preferred with advanced experience in the field.
  • Understanding of connectivity industry standards like 802.11 and Bluetooth.
  • Expertise in RF test setups and RF emissions standards.
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

  • Validate and characterize wireless system performance for compliance and use cases.
  • Execute and develop test plans for emissions and performance requirements.
  • Set up test systems for validation readiness and device under test.
  • Track validation status and analyze results, communicating insights to teams.
  • Conduct failure analysis to identify issues and low margin outcomes.
  • Collaborate with vendors and teams to optimize radio performance.
  • Support product certification for manufacturing processes.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Access to state-of-the-art testing and validation technology.
  • Collaboration with leading industry experts and partners.
  • Contributions to innovative wireless technology projects.
Full Job Description
Description

You will validate & characterize wireless system performance across wireless technologies towards industry conformance, regulatory compliance, & use case requirements. You will perform debug and failure analysis of issues with cross-functional engineering teams and drive issues to closure. You will be responsible to complete certification testing. Examples of activities you may be involved in are:

- Executing validation and characterization test plans to meet industry, emissions and performance requirements.

- Bringing-up device-under-test, help define test requirements and implement test systems setups for validation readiness.

- Tracking validation status, analyze results, communicate issues & insights from data to cross functional forum.

- Performing failure analysis to understand low margin or failures making use of experimental SW/FW and modified development hardware.

- Collaborating with vendors, technology suppliers and cross-functional staff to optimize radio performance of the device.

- Supporting manufacturing test and Certification of Apple products.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.

Practical knowledge of at least one Connectivity Wireless technology including WLAN, BT, UWB, Thread.

Experience with bench level wireless testing, debug at the module, reference board or system level.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.

Practical knowledge of at least one of connectivity industry standards including 802.11, Bluetooth SIG, 802.15 requirements, compliance requirements and required testing methodologies.

Expertise in configuring and operating complex RF test setups for hardware validation. Proven experience in characterizing and validating devices against industry and global regulatory RF emission standards using laboratory equipment such as call boxes, power meters, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.

Good understanding of system-level RF emissions and their sources, including RF component characteristics and behavior.

Experience with device certification processes, including industry certifications (e.g., Bluetooth SIG, FiRa) and regulatory compliance (e.g., FCC, EU, China).

Debug level experience on connectivity radio systems at the conducted level.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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