SummaryPosted: Feb 3, 2025Role Number:200589552Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, inquisitive people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. The Wireless Communication group at Apple is a high energy team. We are looking for highly motivated and committed engineers to join our exciting team of innovators. In this role, you will be a key member of the cellular system engineering team working on physical-layer development, with a focus on demodulation (MIMO detection and demapping).DescriptionDescriptionIn this technical role, you will be responsible for scoping and development of MIMO related physical-layer features in 4G-LTE and 5G-NR as part of cellular system engineering team working on innovative wireless products. • Define features and requirements, as proprietary initiative or based on 3GPP standards. • Explore and propose concepts & algorithms, identifying performance trade-offs. • Develop and simulate models to ensure robust functionality & performance. • Collaborate with hardware and firmware developers for power- & area-efficient realization; and • Drive end-to-end verification and resolve issues for commercialization.Minimum QualificationsMinimum QualificationsSolid foundations in signal processing and communication theory, such as OFDM, MIMO techniques, signal/parameter estimation and detection.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Experience with physical-layer architecture and porting concepts to HW or FW-ready designs.Experience with Matlab, C/C++ and/or Python for concept development, modeling, and link-level simulation.Strong teamwork spirit, respectful of diverse viewpoints, open to adapting ideas based on technical debates, sharing credit, focused on getting the best out of collective thoughts for achieving common goals.Flexibility and agility to adapt to fast-paced collaborative environment.Strong sense of accountability for collective success, sensitivity to the needs of projects/team and ability to proactively identify white spaces & steer partners toward closure.Proficiency in English language is required.Key QualificationsKey QualificationsPreferred QualificationsPreferred QualificationsExperience in MIMO related research and development, including collaboration with HW/FW towards product commercialization.Familiarity with channel estimation and channel decoding.Familiarity with cellular user equipment (UE) baseband modem architecture, including interfaces among subsystems.Knowledge of cellular communication standards, in particular 4G-LTE and 5G-NR RAN1/RAN4, including PHY procedures.Experience in chip bring-up and conducted/over-the-air lab/field verification.M.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with proven years of working experience or Ph.D. in relevant field. Candidates with more experience will be considered for suitably senior positions.Education & ExperienceEducation & ExperienceAdditional RequirementsAdditional RequirementsMore