Wireless RF OTA Connectivity Validation Engineer
About the role
Apple’s Wireless System and Compliance Engineering team is seeking an engineer to work on radiated system characterization and performance analysis across connectivity technologies including WLAN, BT, UWB, and GNSS for wireless products. You will execute OTA validation plans, support certification testing, and debug wireless performance issues across cross-functional engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Translate carrier and industry requirements into comprehensive test cases for wireless connectivity.
- Execute radiated over-the-air (OTA) validation plans across product portfolios.
- Support wireless performance and certification testing at third-party test laboratories.
- Debug RF and wireless performance issues alongside antenna, RF hardware, product design, and software engineering teams.
- Perform radiated system characterization and performance analysis across WLAN, BT, UWB, and GNSS technologies.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Hands-on working experience with antenna design and testing, anechoic chambers, and RF test equipment.
- Solid understanding of RF component characteristics and behavior.
- Solid understanding of at least one wireless technology: IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, GNSS, LTE, GSM, UMTS, or CDMA.
Nice to have
- Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
- Understanding of PHY Layer and MAC/application layer protocols.
- Proficiency in MATLAB simulations.
- Hands-on experience with RF test equipment from vendors such as Keysight or Rohde & Schwarz.
- Familiarity with OTA test standards and methodologies including CTIA and 3GPP.
- Experience driving certification programs at third-party labs such as PTCRB, CTIA, or CWG.
- Exposure to AI tools and workflows such as LLMs, AI coding assistants, and automation platforms.
Skills: OTA, RF test equipment, anechoic chambers, antenna testing, WLAN
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 49-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
259
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Median days open
49 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$166k
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| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (259 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 31 | 259 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 63 | 1514 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 20 d | 49 d (−29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: OTA, RF test equipment, anechoic chambers, antenna testing, WLAN
Who's hiring in this category
- Skyworks · 55 open roles · median 41 d
- Apple (this employer) · 31 open roles · median 19 d
- Keysight Technologies · 30 open roles · median 81 d
- Qualcomm · 23 open roles · median 103 d
- MACOM · 17 open roles · median 7 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 13 open roles · median 46 d
How we counted: 259 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 Nov 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.