Wireless Systems Architect/Researcher

at  Apple

SUMMARY

Posted: 27. Sep 2024
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200569835
Are you a fearless thinker? Do you love the challenge of advancing a widely accepted technology? In the Wireless Research and Standards team, you’ll be responsible for bringing groundbreaking wireless connectivity to the world through Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more. You’ll design, develop, and patent the next generation of wireless technologies. You’ll collaborate across departments to help craft solutions that elevate the customer experience with Apple products and progress various wireless standards. Our goal is to ensure nothing stands in the way of our customers’ connections with their devices. If you join us, you’ll help build world-renowned wireless systems so seamlessly that they almost feel like magic. Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. The Wireless Research team is seeking a hardworking individual with outstanding communication skills and exceptional technical knowledge of cellular and connectivity technologies. We make a clear difference to the product. This is an extraordinary opportunity to work with our hardware and wireless software engineering teams to help drive and deliver the most innovative Apple wireless devices and iOS software features to customers on our operators’ networks worldwide.

DESCRIPTION

In this team, we are working on influencing the definition of next-generation wireless architecture and systems/standards As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with different technical teams to define next-generation wireless and network features and help drive external infrastructure vendors and carriers to full feature realization. You will have the opportunity to define innovations and explore tradeoffs in different areas of the cellular protocol stack and network architecture. This is a senior position and you will be required to effectively lead one or more research project initiatives in a cross-functional structure with multiple contributors. In this role, you will represent Apple’s interests within forums and collaborative project activities. Most importantly, you will be part of building intellectual property participating in industry/academic research projects, and contributing to future IEEE and 3GPP standards. The chance to create an impact is tremendous.

• Proven experience in research & standards (3GPP, IEEE), with a principal focus on the network stack (layer 2+), RAN, and Core Network aspects.

• Working understanding of physical layer proceduresEE Preferred and MS or Ph.D in EE/CS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven understanding of state of art (5G/A) cellular and/or non-cellular communications systems and technologies
• Knowledge and experience with EU (e.g. H2020) and/ German national research and funding programs and track record of bringing innovations to standards and products
• Project experience in the area of Non-Terrestrial Networks (medium access, advanced services, QoS)
• Familiarity with one or more key emerging wireless technologies area like AIML, and semantic communications is required
• Experience in simulation and modeling work as relevant to delivering contributions to organizations like 3GPP and IEEE will be required
• Hands-on experience with programming languages like C/C++, Python, etc. important
• Excellent collaborative, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skillsStrong analytical and problem-solving approach with strong results orientation

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

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• Proven experience in research & standards (3GPP, IEEE), with a principal focus on the network stack (layer 2+), RAN, and Core Network aspects.
• Working understanding of physical layer proceduresEE Preferred and MS or Ph.D in EE/C