RF System Engineer - USA-California- San Jose - 1730 Fox Drive, United States
$121,900 - $195,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This role involves developing RF front-end modules for wireless RF market standards such as W-CDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA, LTE, LTE-Advanced, NR 5G, and Wi-Fi.
What you'll do
- Design, coordinate, and conduct experiments for module performance characterization.
- Design, bring up, and troubleshoot measurement setups.
- Lead module debugging, tuning, and optimization.
- Collect, analyze, and report DoE findings.
- Contribute to the development of FEM architecture and semiconductor process.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
- 8+ years of work experience in wireless RF areas.
- Proficiency in using RF test equipment for the characterization of power amplifiers.
- Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, and C#) for data processing.
- Knowledge of PA, RF filters, LNA, and ASW.
- Understanding of, and hands-on experience with, Envelope Tracking (ET) systems, including PA and supply modulator.
- Understanding of ET/APT behavior, including linearity (AM-AM/AM-PM distortion).
- Understanding of, and hands-on experience with, memory and memoryless DPD.
Skills: RF front-end modules, module performance characterization, RF test equipment, PA, RF filters, LNA
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 42-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
42 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 | Broadcom | All employers we track in this specialty (257 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 257 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 41 | 1336 · 104 employers |
| Median days open | 25 d | 42 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: RF front-end modules, module performance characterization, RF test equipment, PA, RF filters, LNA
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 49 open roles · median 30 d
- Skyworks · 36 open roles · median 27 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 63 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 170 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 15 d
- Analog Devices · 11 open roles · median 34 d
How we counted: 257 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.