
Cellular Modem RF Software Engineering Program Manager
Required skills
- Cellular Modem
- RF Software Engineering
- Program Manager
- Apple products
- performance
- quality
- schedule requirements
- multi-functionally
- dynamic engineering environment
- hardware engineering
Nice to have
- Development Lifecycle
- embedded software
- firmware
- software layers
- RF transceiver
- RF Cellular major features
Role summary
Apple is seeking a Cellular Modem RF Software Engineering Program Manager to join their groundbreaking cellular baseband modem team. This role is crucial for meeting performance, quality, and schedule requirements for Apple products. You will collaborate closely with hardware and software engineering teams, delivering executive communications and presentations, identifying and resolving project bottlenecks, and managing sophisticated projects. The ideal candidate will have proven project management experience in RF Software development, integration, and pre/post-silicon RF verification, along with expertise in cellular RF features.
Description
As a Cellular Modem RF Software Engineering Program Manager, you will be at the heart of our ground-breaking cellular baseband modems to meet performance, quality and schedule requirements for Apple products. This role demands excellent interpersonal skills to work multi-functionally within a dynamic engineering environment. Partnering with engineers and managers from our hardware and software engineering teams, will be key to your success in this role. You will deliver executive communication and presentations to support the decision-making process, clearly and effectively communicate overall program status, while identifying and resolving key bottlenecks and interdependencies of sophisticated projects. Ideally, you will also have validated project management experience in some aspect of RF Software development, integration and pre / post-silicon RF verification, and cellular RF features.
Minimum Qualifications
BS and 10+ years relevant industry experience. Demonstrated ability with a track record of hands-on engineering management / leadership or program / project management in the FW/SW domain. Relevant proven experience in wireless modem Layer 1 / RF Software development and/or RF verification.
Preferred Qualifications
Good understanding about the Development Lifecycle for embedded software / firmware. Good understanding about Development Lifecycle for embedded software. Knowledge of cellular modem baseband building blocks and software layers. Good understanding of RF transceiver and RF front end components control for cellular modems. Knowledge of RF Cellular major features, real-time requirements and associated challenges. Experience in wireless standards a significant plus (5G-NR/4G LTE/UMTS/GSM/CDMA). Ability to quickly establish and manage sophisticated multi-functional relationships in a dynamic engineering environment. Creative problem solver with ability to lead technical teams and multi-functional groups against plans. Excellent written and verbal communication skills at senior management level including strong presentation skills.
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