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Cellular PHY Systems Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-02-04 → 2026-09-28

Core

Design and validate end-to-end cellular system algorithms and requirements for modem systems, mapping specifications to hardware/software architecture.

Role type

Senior IC cellular PHY systems engineer

Builds

Modem systems features and requirements for next-generation Apple products

Domain

Wireless communications (5G NR, 4G LTE, 6G) and signal processing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Cellular communication standards (5G NR, 4G LTE, 6G), signal processing theory, algorithm design (LDPC, Polar, Turbo, OFDM, MIMO), simulation and modeling (Matlab, C/C++, Python), pre- and post-silicon validation, RF impairments estimation, channel estimation, waveform generation

Preferred skills

Low power algorithm design, E2E timeline analysis, chip bring-up with lab equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators), wireless system characterization, linear algebra and random processes

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