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The Seven Seas Group

Broadcast Technician

Miami, FL · On-site

... operating appropriately within specifications and correct programming is being televised ... Knowledge of satellite uplink and downlink procedures, as well as signal tracking while at sea ...

The Seven Seas Group

Broadcast Technician

Miami, FL · On-site

... operating appropriately within specifications and correct programming is being televised ... Knowledge of satellite uplink and downlink procedures, as well as signal tracking while at sea ...

Reflect Orbital

Ground Software Engineer

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$120K - $190K/yr

Design, develop, and maintain ground software for satellite operations, including telemetry ingestion, processing, and display, and command generation and uplink workflows * Build operator-facing ...

Turion Space

Staff Ground Software Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$175K - $225K/yr

You will collaborate closely with mission operators, flight software engineers, and ... Architect uplink/downlink processing systems that handle terabytes of data daily * Create the ...

Geon Technologies

Senior Systems Engineer

Columbia, MD · On-site

$103K - $141K/yr

Develop and maintain automated operating system provisioning solutions using Kickstart or ... uplink and 500 MHz downlink processing using the proven AWS Cloud Services and technologies.

Geon Technologies

Senior Systems Engineer

Columbia, MD · On-site

$102K - $140K/yr

Develop and maintain automated operating system provisioning solutions using Kickstart or ... uplink and 500 MHz downlink processing using the proven AWS Cloud Services and technologies.

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Senior Cellular Layer-1 Control Software Development Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems

Sunnyvale, CA • On-site

Apple
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 10K+ employees
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$143K - $189K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago

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8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 686 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Join our Wireless Technologies and Ecosystems (WTE) team and drive innovation that matters! We build and seamlessly integrate technologies that enrich people's lives and deliver the best user-experience. We're a passionate and critical team that designs, develops and integrates software for cellular chipsets in Apple products. You will join a hands-on development team that nurtures creativity and generates novel solutions to deliver engineering perfection.
Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? Do you thrive on pushing the limits of what's considered feasible. As part of a world class cellular team, you'll craft sophisticated groundbreaking embedded software that deliver more performance in our products than ever before. Join us, and you'll help us innovate new cellular technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations! By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you'll push the industry boundaries, redefine what wireless systems can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world.
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Apple's Cellular Software team is seeking talented, highly motivated and disciplined engineers to work across layers on groundbreaking cellular technologies. The position involves identifying and/or developing core cellular technologies that solves everyday problems for customers using iPhone, iPad, Watch and other wireless product lines. We are passionate about keeping our users connected 24/7 wherever they go. This team takes pride in not just coming up with proven software designs but also in disrupting traditional models of the cellular ecosystem. We do whatever it takes to bring user experience to the next level.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
5-10 years of relevant industry experience.
Strong understanding of software engineering principles using C and/or C++, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and concurrent programming.
Preferred Qualifications
Deep understanding of cellular uplink procedure - RACH, Scheduling Request, SRS, CSI, Antenna selection algorithms.
Working knowledge of computer architecture with particular emphasis on the HW/SW interfaces of high-speed communication subsystems.
Experience with silicon prototyping, emulation systems, and virtual platforms.
Experience in SW verification and HW validation utilizing scripting and/or automation frameworks with strong experience debugging embedded software systems using system simulators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG debuggers.

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Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

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Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976

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