Product RF Design Engineer - Austin, United States
Originally posted 12 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing and influencing current and future generations of Apple products as part of the Product RF Design team.
What you'll do
- Push the boundaries of achievable performance in wireless for innovative products.
- Develop and influence current and future generations of Apple products.
- Apply broad-based knowledge in RF architecture, design, integration, and manufacturing.
- Utilize theoretical and practical knowledge in electromagnetic theory, RF and Wireless circuit design, communication theory, and product design trade-off.
- Use electromagnetic and system simulation, hands-on prototyping, and test and measurement to understand complex system and sub-system interactions.
- Analyze implications to product level design and manufacturing trade-offs to enable mass production.
What you'll need
- BSEE or equivalent education.
- Coursework or experience in antenna/RF design, wireless communications, EM, or circuits.
- Knowledge of EM or RF Hardware or antenna design.
Nice to have
- Master’s or above degree in Electrical Engineering with Electro-magnetics or RF emphasis.
- Knowledge of electromagnetic simulation tools.
- Hands-on experience with RF lab instrumentation.
- Ability to debug Desense issues and characterize noise sources.
- Experience with production environment and statistical analysis.
Skills: antenna design, RF design, wireless communications, EM, RF lab instrumentation
This role has been open 54 days — slightly above the 51-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
265
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$162k
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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 (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 41 | 1400 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 20 d | 51 d (−31 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: antenna design, RF design, wireless communications, EM, RF lab instrumentation
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 35 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 40 d
- Keysight Technologies · 24 open roles · median 174 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 102 d
- Apple (this employer) · 20 open roles · median 19 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 265 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 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.