Cellular RF Receiver Engineer (m/f/d) - Linz, Austria
Originally posted 24 September 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on 5G New Radio and the path to 6G wireless solutions.
About the role
This role involves developing and optimizing Cellular RF Receiver architectures for Apple products.
What you'll do
- Architect and deliver wireless solutions.
- Drive the optimization of RF Receiver architectures.
- Collaborate with RF circuit design, platform architecture, and software engineering teams.
- Implement performance-enhancing concepts.
What you'll need
- Several years of experience in Radio Receiver design and optimization.
- Good understanding of RF line-up analysis for modern receiver architectures, including modeling techniques in time and frequency domains.
- Theoretical and practical understanding of RF system performance metrics (noise, linearity, memory, cross-talk).
- Understanding of 3GPP standards with a focus on RF requirements and physical layer procedures.
- Proficiency in using MATLAB or Python for RF system modeling and simulations.
- Proficiency in using AI for coding, model generation, and data analysis.
- Experience with lab bring-up, system calibration, and debugging RF hardware.
Nice to have
- An MSc. or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Understanding of cellular system use cases, transmit/receive interactions, and coexistence challenges.
- Familiarity with modern digital modem architectures.
- Familiarity with RFIC design and layout considerations.
Skills: RF Receiver architectures, Cellular RF systems, RF line-up analysis, 3GPP standards, RF system modeling
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 45-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
266
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Median days open
45 d
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Median salary
$166k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (266 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 23 | 266 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 34 | 1355 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 16 d | 45 d (−29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: RF Receiver architectures, Cellular RF systems, RF line-up analysis, 3GPP standards, RF system modeling
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 37 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 31 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 63 d
- Apple (this employer) · 23 open roles · median 16 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 177 d
- Analog Devices · 13 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 266 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.