Cellular Power Optimization Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems
Apple· Software and Services
San Diego, CA$122.7k - $214.3kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Apple seeks a Software Engineer to analyze, optimize, and debug power and thermal performance for cellular technologies across Apple devices. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve power/thermal targets, analyzing modem logs, expanding power/thermal KPI use cases, and contributing to cellular protocol software areas (SIM, NAS, AS, iOS interfaces).
Responsibilities
- Achieve the power targets for Apple cellular products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve power and thermal targets.
- Participate in power analysis and debugging for power regressions by analyzing modem logs.
- Expand the existing power and thermal KPI use cases.
Qualifications
- Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent field.
- 0-2 years of experience in software engineering skills including design, programming (using C, C++), scripting (Python preferred, Perl) and debugging.
Skills
Required:CC++PythonDebuggingPower management
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- retirement benefits
- discounted products and free services
- reimbursement for certain educational expenses
- discretionary bonuses or commission payments (possible) and relocation (possible)
- Apple stock programs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Aug 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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