Apple · 6 days ago
Wireless Cellular Standards Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$172K/yr - $302K/yr
10+ years expApple is a company that works every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. As a member of their cellular standards group, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the global wireless industry and contribute to upcoming products that will delight millions of Apple’s customers.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Designing and simulating wireless communication systems for 5G and 6G technologies, including channel coding, advanced MIMO systems, mobility, protocols for energy saving, AI/ML for air interface enhancements, sensing techniques, control and data channel optimization for cellular systems
Attending global standards meetings, including 3GPP, to promote Apple product preferences
Collaborate with product teams and come up with novel architecture, protocols, and algorithms to meet the requirements of emerging applications in a challenging radio environment
Qualification
Required
Working knowledge of wireless communication systems (e.g., OFDM/MIMO, etc.)
Proven experience in the algorithm development and implementation design of communication systems or signal processing algorithms, and ability to develop and implement performance tuning strategies and optimizations
Experience with Matlab or Python and/or C/C++ for algorithm development, modeling, and simulation
Fluency in written and spoken English and excellent communication skills
Motivated to collaborate and contribute as a team, and able to deliver ambitious tasks in a timely manner
BS and 10+ years of relevant experience is required
Preferred
Ph.D. with a focus on communication systems, signal processing or AI/ML for wireless communication
Experiences in 3GPP standardization in 3GPP RAN4
Strong understanding of communication theory and relevant algorithm design experience on, including but not limited to, timing recovery, automatic gain control, modulation, channel estimation, equalization, MIMO signal estimation and detection, channel coding and error correction, and beam forming algorithms
Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, wireless communication theory, and system design
Knowledge in existing wireless communication protocols, such as 5G/LTE/WCDMA/GSM, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 802.11ad/ay or Bluetooth/BLE
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Apple has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (6998)
2024 (3766)
2023 (3939)
2022 (4822)
2021 (4060)
2020 (3656)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2026-01-10Pre Seed· $1M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
Recent News
Venrock
2025-12-01
2025-09-25
Mac Daily News
2025-09-25
Company data provided by crunchbase