Cellular Field Design Engineer

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 nnWe 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 theres no telling what you could accomplish.

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. nnWe 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.

Conduct early-stage evaluations of Apple prototypes and hardware/software systems across 4G and 5G wireless focused field experiments to assess RF/OTA performance on wireless technologies including LTE and 5G and maintain test devices for field evaluations including physical setup software installation and ongoing to designated test locations to perform field evaluations under both stationary and mobility post-processing of diagnostic logs and carry out preliminary debugging during and after field test RF fundamentals to conduct deep-dive analysis of internal logs identifying root causes impacting hardware and system comprehensive system performance test reports highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs).nnReview and analyze field data present findings and insights to peers partners and management and propose actionable design improve existing processes and maintain up-to-date technical device inventory and equipment logistics for both lab and field testing operations.

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent major with 2-5 years relevant work experience nHands-on experience with end-to-end testing of cellular technologies that includes test plan preparation field testing log analysis u0026 debugging issuesnWorking knowledge in at least one of the wireless technology- 5G NR LTE/LTE-A UMTSnExcellent verbal and written communication skills detailed oriented analytical able to work independentlynAvailability to travel for work up to 50% of the year (domestic and sometimes internationally) without restrictions

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent majornDeep understanding of cellular protocol stack from LTE PHY/MAC to higher layers call processing. nExperience being responsible for a complete functional area of an application or product with clear communication across multiple levels in the organization. nKnowledge of Antenna/ RF designnBasic scripting experience (Shell/Perl/Python/Matlab)