Digital Design & SoC Architecture
$155,520 - $219,550 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing and implementing advanced testing methodologies.
What you'll do
- Drive and develop testability and manufacturability of analog and/or RF products.
- Design test boards with suppliers to test RF products.
- Develop and debug software programs to drive advanced test equipment such as BERTS, scopes, and automatic test equipment (ATE).
- Perform ATE-to-DV correlation, debug functionality and performance issues.
- Evaluate new analog IP designs on ATE and work with design and product development teams to identify and resolve functionality and performance issues.
- Release production test solutions that ensure product quality, yield optimization, and post-release issue resolution.
What you'll need
- US Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain US Government TS Security Clearance and SCI access.
- Bachelor's degree and 4+ years or a Master’s degree and 3+ years or a PhD and 0 years in electrical engineering or related STEM degree with 3+ years of experience in RF design and test.
- 2+ years of experience with IC Test.
- 2+ years of experience in ATE testing, test methodology, electronics design, or product development.
- 2+ years of experience with lab equipment such as mixed-signal oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, VNAs, TDRs.
- 2+ years of experience with electrical simulation tools such HFSS, ADS, PowerSI.
- 3+ years of experience with board design using Cadence Allegro.
Nice to have
- Understanding of Digital, Analog, Mixed signal, high speed testing, tester hardware design.
- Programming skills with scripting language such as Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW.
Market context
This role has been open 59 days — slightly above the 51-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
953
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$156k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (953 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 74 | 953 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 204 | 6157 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 35 d | 51 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $156k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation (this employer) · 68 open roles · median 34 d
- KLA Corporation · 64 open roles · median 44 d
- Teradyne · 56 open roles · median 28 d
- NVIDIA · 51 open roles · median 67 d
- Applied Materials · 49 open roles · median 64 d
- AMD · 47 open roles · median 48 d
How we counted: 953 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
US, Arizona, Phoenix, United States
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$155,520 - $219,550 USD yearly
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