RF/Mirowave Engineer - Seattle
Originally posted 28 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves RF/microwave engineering for phased array and system solutions, contributing to architecture and design methodology. The focus is on RF design from architecture through various design phases.
What you'll do
- Develop top-level models, link budgets, and architectures for communications and radar systems.
- Run system-level simulations covering linearity, noise, gain/phase control accuracy, and power, and develop lineup budgets.
- Design RF/microwave circuits, MMICs, passive/printed components, substrates, chip break-outs, matching networks, and packages.
- Design RF modules and SIPs consisting of RFICs, passives, and other RF components.
- Collect and analyze characterization data, and provide solutions for design iterations of fabricated parts.
- Collaborate with antenna, digital, DSP, mechanical, thermal, and PCB layout teams to ensure system performance and robust grounding and signal integrity for high-frequency designs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in RF/mmWave design.
- Proficiency with industry-standard design and simulation tools (e.g., ADS, CST, HFSS, AWR or similar).
- Proficiency with mmWave lab equipment and measurement techniques, including calibration at high frequencies.
- Solid foundation in RF fundamentals: matching, noise, linearity, and S-parameters.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD with a focus on RF/microwave circuits/systems or electromagnetic theory.
- Background in communication and radar systems.
- RF/microwave design in Ku, Ka, V, E, and/or W-band frequency range.
- Experience with design of linear and non-linear circuits such as power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, filters, and PLLs.
- Experience in Matlab, Python, C++, or equivalent tools for modeling and analyzing RF systems.
- Schematic and layout using Altium Designer or other PCB design tools.
- Knowledge of digital communication systems, spread spectrum, single and multi-carrier techniques, and modulation types such as QPSK, APSK, and QAM.
- Familiarity with mm-wave design and silicon technologies (SiGe BiCMOS, CMOS, GaAs/GaN).
Skills: RF/microwave, phased array, link budgets, MMICs, passive/printed components, RF modules
This role has been open 6 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
265
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$162k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Roguebeam | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 6 | 1400 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 6 d | 51 d (−45 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: RF/microwave, phased array, link budgets, MMICs, passive/printed components, RF modules
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 35 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 40 d
- Keysight Technologies · 24 open roles · median 174 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 102 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 19 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 265 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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.