
Cellular Power Systems Engineer
Sunnyvale, CAJobSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Apple seeks an expert, self-motivated systems engineer to work on cellular modem power optimization. The role spans power architecture and optimization from product requirements through commercialization, including defining system-level specifications, proposing ideas, and driving optimizations to meet product requirements. The engineer will collaborate across disciplines to help design power-efficient cellular products.
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Role Number: 200689311-3956
Summary
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! Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. We are looking for expert and highly self-motivated system engineers to work on the most exciting problems related to cellular modem power optimization.
Description
As a member of systems engineering team working on cellular power, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to work on the most interesting and challenging problems related to power architecture and optimization. In our team, we have the mission to design and deliver most power efficient design for the cellular products. In this role you will be working cross-functionally across many disciplines to drive the optimal power architecture starting with the product requirements all the way to commercialization. You will work on defining system level specifications, proposing innovative ideas, defining power architecture, and driving the power optimizations to meet the product requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience.
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Knowledge of cellular communication technologies including 5G.
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Experience on working with power optimization methodologies and familiarity with system power architecture.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with power breakdown and power waveform analysis.
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Experience with pre-Silicon power modeling.
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Experience in end-to-end timeline analysis and defining the interactions between HW, SW, and FW.
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Familiarity with 6G.
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Knowledge of modem architecture including baseband and RF components.
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Experience with thermal analysis and mitigation techniques.
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 11,509 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$140–208K/yr1,732 salary ranges
- California median$70–85/hr43 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,011 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 11,509 across the US. 5% 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 10 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,502 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,294 of the 11,509 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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