Cellular Field Design Engineer

Summary
At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming products, services, and customer experiences very quickly! Do you want to impact millions of users by developing an extra-ordinary product with a prime focus on accuracy, understandability and performance of the product?

We are the Apple Field Design Engineering team, and we are seeking a highly motivated and technical individual to work on testing unreleased Apple products. Come join our team and become part of a hands‑on group that fosters engineering excellence, creativity and innovation. We are a team of multifaceted, encouraging people and innovative technologies are the norm here. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Description
You will be responsible for evaluating the latest iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch hardware systems in the field from early prototype to final products. This will be on different network and wireless technologies, including performance metrics creation/evolution, post processing, and analysis of device logs from the field.

We are looking for someone who will work with the HW/SW development teams and other multi‑functional teams on identifying issues impacting the Cellular functionality and performance. You will perform HW and SW cellular testing on Apple products along with analysis into internal logs to understand/identify root cause.

Responsibilities

Conduct early-stage evaluations of Apple prototypes and hardware/software systems across 4G and 5G wireless technologies.

Execute focused field experiments to assess RF/OTA performance on wireless technologies including LTE and 5G .

Prepare and maintain test devices for field evaluations, including physical setup, software installation, and ongoing upkeep.

Travel to designated test locations to perform field evaluations under both stationary and mobility conditions.

Perform post-processing of diagnostic logs and carry out preliminary debugging during and after field test execution.

Apply RF fundamentals to conduct deep‑divanalysis of internal logs, identifying root causes impacting hardware and system performance.

Generate comprehensive system performance test reports highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs).

Review and analyze field data, present findings and insights to peers, partners, and management, and propose actionable design improvements.

Continuously improve existing processes and maintain up‑to‑date technical documentation.

Manage device inventory and equipment logistics for both lab and field testing operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Telecommunication Engineering or equivalent major with 2-5 relevant work experience

Hands‑on experience with end‑to‑end testing of cellular technologies that includes test plan preparation, field testing, log analysis & debugging issues

Live network test experience with the ability to identify specific test scenarios

Working knowledge in at least one wireless technology: 5G , LTE/LTE‑A, UMTS

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, detailed oriented, analytical, able to work independently

Able to travel locally and internationally

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or equivalent major

Deep understanding of cellular protocol stack from LTE PHY/MAC to higher layers, call processing.

Experience being responsible for a complete functional area of an application or product with clear communication across multiple levels in the organization.

Knowledge of Antenna/ RF design

Basic scripting experience (Shell/Perl/Python/Matlab)

At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. We will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations.

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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