Cellular Software Enablement Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems
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Job overview
The Cellular Software Enablement Engineer joins Apple’s Cellular CoreBSP Enablement team to bring up cellular modems in new devices, from early builds through production readiness. The role supports modem bring-up from pre-silicon emulation through post-silicon hardware, leads debugging across the hardware and software stack, maintains device labs and development hardware, and develops machine learning models to optimize cellular firmware through on-device deployment.
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Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200693290-3956
Summary
Do you want to bring new cellular modems to life inside Apple devices? Do you enjoy working across hardware, firmware, and machine learning to solve problems no one has solved yet? Join us to help deliver the cellular connectivity at the heart of our devices. The Cellular Software & Technologies organization builds and optimizes Apple's in-house cellular software. Within this organization, the Cellular CoreBSP Enablement team brings up firmware on every new cellular modem Apple designs and integrates it into every Apple product that ships with cellular connectivity, from first boot through production readiness and commercialization. We are looking for a hands-on engineer to join this high-visibility team in Santa Clara Valley. This role demands someone who fights for excellence in everything they build, drives what matters by focusing on the highest-impact problems, and fosters trust through transparent communication with partners across the organization.
Description
As a member of the Cellular CoreBSP Enablement team, you will own product bring-up of cellular modems in new Apple devices, from early builds through production readiness, and support bring-up of new modems from pre-silicon emulation through post-silicon hardware. You will lead hands-on debugging across the full hardware and software stack and maintain the device labs and development hardware. You will also develop machine learning models that optimize how cellular firmware runs on the platform, working with data providers and use-case teams from problem definition through on-device deployment.
Minimum Qualifications
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BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, and 2 years of relevant industry experience; or MS in a related field.
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Proficiency in C/C++ and in Python or other scripting languages, with experience in embedded systems and RTOS environments.
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Coursework or hands-on experience in machine learning, including training and evaluating models with frameworks such as PyTorch, scikit-learn, or XGBoost.
Preferred Qualifications
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Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams, communicate technical information clearly, and drive results with minimal guidance.
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Hands-on experience debugging embedded systems using JTAG, LLDB, trace tools, or similar.
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Experience with product, board, or silicon bring-up, including pre-silicon emulation or FPGA platforms.
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Experience with cellular or wireless modem firmware (LTE, 5G NR).
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Familiarity with ARM or similar processor architectures.
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Experience applying machine learning to system performance or efficiency problems, including deploying models on resource-constrained hardware.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 776 open Firmware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$168–241K/yr258 salary ranges
- US median$51–69/hr34 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 336 open Firmware Engineer jobs in California and 776 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Firmware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 643 postings).
- Education
- 360 of the 776 open Firmware Engineer jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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