Receiver RF Silicon Validation Engineer (m/f/d) - Linz, Austria
Originally posted 2 September 2026 by the employer — open 19 days.
About the role
This role involves validating the RF performance of monolithic cellular transceivers and their RF sub-systems.
What you'll do
- Characterize and optimize key RF parameters.
- Analyze functional or performance issues during different verification phases.
- Develop scripts for test automation.
- Apply AI/ML-based methods to advance measurement and analysis capabilities.
- Scale the regression environment using innovative approaches.
What you'll need
- In-depth knowledge of RF fundamentals and RF measurement techniques.
- Experience in characterizing and debugging RF cellular systems and components, including root cause analysis.
- Experience in creating test automation scripts for lab and/or regression environments.
- Knowledge of AI/ML with a solid foundation in machine learning.
- Knowledge of 3GPP standards with a focus on RF requirements.
- Programming skills in Python, C/C++, and Matlab.
- English language proficiency.
Nice to have
- Master's or higher degree (PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Communication/ Embedded Systems, or equivalent, with several years of industrial RF silicon-validation experience.
- Hands-on experience applying AI/ML techniques to RF, signal-processing, or lab-automation problems.
Skills: RF Silicon Validation, cellular transceivers, RF parameters characterization, test automation scripts, AI/ML-based methods
This role has been open 19 days — well below the 41-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
257
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Median days open
41 d
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Median salary
$165k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (257 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 257 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 33 | 1337 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 18 d | 41 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: RF Silicon Validation, cellular transceivers, RF parameters characterization, test automation scripts, AI/ML-based methods
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 47 open roles · median 33 d
- Skyworks · 36 open roles · median 30 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 59 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 173 d
- Apple (this employer) · 20 open roles · median 18 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 257 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Sept 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 Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.