RF Design Validation/Testing Co-Op (Winter/Spring 2027) - Irvine, CA, United States
$26 - $47 USD yearly
About the role
This Co-op position involves applying engineering skills to tasks and project assignments in electronics, design engineering, and semiconductor component test development within the Mobile Solutions team focused on RF front-end solutions.
What you'll do
- Support RF test evaluation of RFIC's and multichip modules.
- Perform RF tests, evaluate and summarize results, and present data to design engineers.
- Be involved in the design evaluation, simulation and debugging of RF switches, Filters, Couplers, PA's, LNA's and FEM's.
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in an Electrical Engineering Bachelor or Master Degree’s program and returning to school after the Co-Op.
- Ability to work onsite from January to June 2027.
- Background in RF/microwave design.
- Knowledgeable in RF testing and RF equipment setup.
- Understanding of RF parameters (insertion loss, return loss, harmonics, IMD, IIP2/3, VSWR, NF, etc.).
- Experience in using RF equipment such as oscilloscope, VNA, spectrum analyzer, RF sources.
- Proficient in data processing and presentation tools such as Matlab, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and data organization.
Nice to have
- RFIC Design and Simulation experience.
Skills: RF test evaluation, RFIC's, multichip modules, RF/microwave design, RF equipment
This role has been open 27 days — well below the 46-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
46 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 | Skyworks | All employers we track in this specialty (257 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 38 | 257 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 63 | 1344 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 30 d | 46 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: RF test evaluation, RFIC's, multichip modules, RF/microwave design, RF equipment
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 48 open roles · median 34 d
- Skyworks (this employer) · 37 open roles · median 31 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 60 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 174 d
- Apple · 19 open roles · median 18 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 44 d
How we counted: 257 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 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.