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Cellular Power Systems Engineer

Apple

Sunnyvale, CAJobSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Location
Sunnyvale, CA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

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.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cellular Communication Technologies, required5G, requiredPower Optimization Methodologies, requiredSystem Power Architecture, requiredPower Breakdown Analysis, nice to havePower Waveform Analysis, nice to havePre-Silicon Power Modeling, nice to haveEnd-to-End Timeline Analysis, nice to haveHW-SW-FW Interaction Definition, nice to have6G, nice to haveModem Architecture, nice to haveBaseband, nice to haveRF Components, nice to haveThermal Analysis, nice to haveThermal Mitigation, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Related Field, required10+ Years Experience, required

Full job description

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

  • Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience.

  • Knowledge of cellular communication technologies including 5G.

  • Experience on working with power optimization methodologies and familiarity with system power architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with power breakdown and power waveform analysis.

  • Experience with pre-Silicon power modeling.

  • Experience in end-to-end timeline analysis and defining the interactions between HW, SW, and FW.

  • Familiarity with 6G.

  • Knowledge of modem architecture including baseband and RF components.

  • 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
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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