Cellular Power Optimization Software Engineer jobs in United States
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Apple · 1 week ago

Cellular Power Optimization Software Engineer

positionSan Diego, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$140K/yr - $258K/yr
date5+ years exp

Apple’s Cellular Software team is seeking highly motivated and disciplined engineers to collaborate on groundbreaking cellular technologies. The role entails identifying and optimizing cellular power and thermal performance to address everyday challenges faced by iPhone, iPad, Watch, and other wireless product users.

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Responsibilities

Achieving the power targets for Apple cellular products
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve power and thermal targets
Participating in power analysis and debugging for power regressions by analyzing modem logs
Expanding the existing power and thermal dashboard use cases

Qualification

Power optimizationThermal optimization3GPP protocol expertiseEmbedded softwareDebugging proficiencyC programmingC++ programmingScripting (Python/Perl)Modem power managementCross-functional collaboration

Required

Bachelors and/or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent field
Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in power and thermal optimization and embedded software
Strong embedded skills including design, programming (using C and/or C++)
Hands-on experience in debugging of modem products

Preferred

Strong expertise in the area of modem power management system/SW architecture & power flows
Strong expertise in design and implementation of modem power management drivers
Experience in trouble shooting complex race conditions between SW and HW power management flows
Experience in scripting (python and/or perl)

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

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Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
dateFounded in 1976
location
Cupertino, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.apple.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering

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