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RFIC Design Engineer

Apple

Location

Irvine, CA, San Diego, CA, Sunnyvale, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/23/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
PhD with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
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Job description

As an RFIC Design Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for developing RFIC solutions for wireless SoCs, driving them to mass production for Apple's Wireless Connectivity products. You will work on architecting, developing, and validating radio transceivers integrated into advanced wireless systems. This role involves collaboration with various product development groups to innovate and enhance wireless technologies. Your contributions will directly impact the user experience across millions of products worldwide.

Requirements

  • BS degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Deep understanding of analog design concepts including noise analysis, linearity, and stability.
  • Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF, Matlab, and EM simulation tools.
  • Direct experience in mass production of wireless transceivers in deep sub-micron RFCMOS technology.
  • MSEE or PhD with relevant industry experience.
  • 10+ years of RF/analog and mixed-signal design experience in RF CMOS design.
  • Familiarity with RF transceiver architectures and their trade-offs.
  • Proven capability to work with digital design groups for optimal partitioning between digital and analog domains.
  • Familiarity with integration flows and challenges of wireless SoCs.
  • Extensive experience in silicon characterization and debug.
  • Ability to drive strong production test and QA methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Provide RFIC solutions for wireless SoCs and drive them to mass production.
  • Architect, develop, and validate radio transceivers for wireless systems.
  • Collaborate with product development teams to innovate wireless technologies.
  • Transform user experience through advanced wireless silicon development.
  • Contribute to the design of high-performance wireless systems including LNAs, PAs, and data converters.
  • Work with system architects to translate system requirements into circuit requirements.
  • Engage in silicon characterization and debugging processes.
  • Implement production test and QA methodologies to ensure product quality.

Benefits

  • Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Apple Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

1,065

FY2026

Approval rate

99.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

9,221

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+30%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-35%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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