$61,505 - $111,404 USD hourly
About the role
As part of the Skyworks High Performance Analog Products team within Infrastructure and Defense Products, you will execute Design Validation Testing in an RF lab environment.
What you'll do
- Conduct DC and RF testing from DC to mmWave frequencies in an RF lab environment.
- Contribute to the Design Validation Testing process.
- Setup and calibrate [S] parameters and power test stations following standard procedures.
- Perform test setup troubleshooting, and assemble fixtures and wire harnesses.
- Interact with test development engineers to support test setup improvements when applicable.
- Report test progress to management and customers, and support training sessions for less experienced team members.
What you'll need
- Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent amount of experience.
- 5+ years of experience in RF component testing.
- Proficiency with test equipment including PXI systems, RF sources, pulse generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, noise figure analyzers, power meters, power supplies, and digital multi-meters.
- Knowledge of RF testing including S-parameters, noise figure, power, pulsed power, high power RF, TOI, harmonics, ACP, Video Bandwidth (VBW), digital pre-distortion (DPD), modulation testing (AM/AM, AM/PM, PAM), and modulation schemes (LTE/TDD, WCDMA, QAM).
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Skills: RF testing, S-parameters, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer, DVT
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This role has been open 10 days — well below the 29-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
30
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Median days open
29 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
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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 (30 roles · 9 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 30 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 65 | 2395 · 121 employers |
| Median days open | 11 d | 29 d (−18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: RF testing, S-parameters, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer, DVT
Who's hiring in this category
- Skyworks (this employer) · 13 open roles · median 11 d
- Qualcomm · 4 open roles · median 105 d
- Keysight Technologies · 3 open roles · median 59 d
- MACOM · 3 open roles · median 11 d
- Silicon Labs · 3 open roles · median 237 d
- Infineon Technologies · 1 open role · median 82 d
How we counted: 30 open Silicon Test Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 9 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.