RF/Microwave Design Engineer - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 2, United States
$124,420 - $207,370 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves comprehensive RF/Microwave design from concept to production, focusing on mm-wave front-end products within Keysight Labs' mm-Wave Subsystems Design Group.
What you'll do
- Lead the architecture and definition of new products and own the RF/Microwave design process through production.
- Design RF/Microwave signal conditioning components across various technology platforms.
- Develop electromagnetic models to characterize complex RF and microwave subsystems.
- Develop test plans, perform characterization, validation, and troubleshooting of RF/mm-wave designs and prototypes.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create products and ensure designs meet requirements.
- Work with manufacturing partners to prototype designs and transition them into production.
What you'll need
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field with an emphasis in RF and Microwave Design, or equivalent industry experience.
- Strong foundation in electrical engineering, electronics, and RF/microwave principles.
- Proficiency with microwave modeling and simulation tools, including 1D, 2.5D, and 3D electromagnetic simulators.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of experience in RF, microwave, or mm-wave subsystem design.
- Proficiency with Keysight ADS, Genesys, and EMPro.
- Experience with RF/mm-wave test and measurement equipment, including vector network analyzers (VNAs), spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and automated test systems.
- Experience debugging and troubleshooting RF/mm-wave hardware, correlating measurement results to simulation models, and performing root-cause analysis.
- Experience with design verification, product qualification, and transition of RF hardware into manufacturing.
Skills: RF/Microwave design, mm-Wave, electromagnetic models, characterization, Keysight ADS
This role has been open 3 days — well below the 51-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
266
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$164k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (266 roles · 33 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 26 | 266 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 39 | 1416 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 135 d | 51 d (+84 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $164k |
Skills observed across this category: RF/Microwave design, mm-Wave, electromagnetic models, characterization, Keysight ADS
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 45 open roles · median 39 d
- Skyworks · 40 open roles · median 44 d
- Keysight Technologies (this employer) · 27 open roles · median 141 d
- Qualcomm · 25 open roles · median 92 d
- Apple · 21 open roles · median 22 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 61 d
How we counted: 266 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 33 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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 Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.