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Wireless Systems Researcher

Apple· Hardware
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Austin, TXPosted 3mo ago

About the role

Apple seeks a Wireless Systems Researcher to apply RF technology expertise to user-centered research, informing the design and development of wireless products. The role investigates real-world usage, including body-worn interference, crowded RF environments, and multi-device coexistence, to quantify wireless performance and improve end-user experience across product development stages.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with internal and cross-functional partners in defining critical research questions to inform RF/wireless product development
  • Identify and understand user characteristics, environments, and use cases related to RF/wireless connectivity that can impact target performance metrics
  • Design and execute user studies to quantify end-to-end RF/wireless system performance and root cause potential shortcomings
  • Apply appropriate experimental design principles (e.g., sample size determination, control of confounding variables, appropriate statistical tests) to ensure research findings are valid and actionable
  • Partner with Human Factors and Research Operations teams to validate test methodologies and study protocols
  • Process, analyze, and visualize data to formulate insights and inform product decisions/trade-offs
  • Communicate results and insights to cross-functional stakeholders
  • Design and implement novel wireless infrastructure to advance human engineering product validation

Qualifications

  • MS with 3+ years of professional experience or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with strong background in RF/wireless technologies, data analysis/visualization, and human-centered or experimental research
  • Experience working with RF and wireless connectivity technologies (e.g., Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB), preferably for consumer products
  • Experience applying statistical methods and experimental design principles (e.g., hypothesis testing, power analysis, regression, risk assessment) to human-subjects or engineering research
  • Experience with data processing and visualization using R, Python, MATLAB, or similar techniques
  • Experience setting up research plans and schedules
  • Experience identifying and directing resources required to execute successful research
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues
  • Experience using AI/LLM tools to accelerate research workflows or data analysis
  • Strong grasp of the theory behind RF and wireless connectivity technologies
  • Strong organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Willingness and ability to travel within the USA
  • Ph.D. with 2+ years of industry experience
  • Experience building wireless infrastructure and configuring wireless interference for RF system testing
  • Experience conducting research with wearable devices and human body interaction
  • Experience with user audio perception analysis and modeling
  • Experience with signal processing and wireless protocol simulation/modeling

Skills

Required:RF/wireless technologies
Last updated Aug 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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