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PHY Systems Engineer

Apple · San Diego, United States of America · Sunnyvale, United States of America

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Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
Nov 12, 2026
Last confirmed open
Nov 13, 2026
Job function
Software/Internet/AI › System Reliability & Security › Systems Engineer

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About this role

We are searching for a talented engineer to join our cellular systems engineering team of innovators. In this role, you will be a key member of modem systems engineering team with a broad view of the end-to-end baseband modem.

Design and simulate state-of-the-art physical layer wireless communication algorithms, realizable with power and area efficient implementation. Implement system models and perform detailed performance investigations to allow performance sign-off and enable RTL development. Collaborate with hardware digital designers and firmware developers to bring-up and productize whole modem designs.

Bachelors Degree in EE or equivalent. Knowledge of digital signal processing and design flow methodology. Experience in Matlab, C/C++ and/or Python for algorithm development, modeling (floating-point and fixed-point) and link-level simulation.

Analytical skills (linear algebra, random processes, detection and estimation, etc.)

Deep-knowledge of communication system theory (MIMO detection, estimation, mmWave, FEC), machine learning, signal processing and hardware design. Knowledge of 3GPP cellular standards (LTE and 5G) with a good visibility on the 6G activities. Experience with using AI/ML tools (e.g.

Claude) for assisting in code design and algorithm development. Strong background in AI/ML and familiarity with tools such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.

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