RF Engineer 5 - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$141,000 - $307,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 11 September 2026 by the employer — open 8 days.
About the role
This role focuses on designing, building, and troubleshooting radio frequency (RF) solutions for power delivery and plasma generation in Etch and Deposition products. You will specialize in utilizing RF as a power source and creating innovative generator designs for wafer fabrication equipment.
What you'll do
- Design and build radio frequency (RF) solutions.
- Troubleshoot RF solutions for power delivery and plasma generation.
- Utilize RF as a power source.
- Create innovative generator designs.
What you'll need
- A minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
Skills: RF, radio frequency, microwave, plasma, impedance matching, power delivery
This role has been open 8 days — well below the 39-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
258
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Median days open
39 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 | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (258 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 258 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 3 | 1339 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 163 d | 39 d (+124 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: RF, radio frequency, microwave, plasma, impedance matching, power delivery
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 48 open roles · median 30 d
- Skyworks · 36 open roles · median 28 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 57 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 171 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 16 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 258 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.