RFIC Design Engineer , Amazon Leo - Sunnyvale, California, United States
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer — open 10 days.
About the role
As an RFIC Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the architectural definition, design, simulation, layout, and extracted simulation for transmit and receive front-ends from data converters to LNAs and PAs.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with communications systems, digital design, and chip implementation teams to specify and implement transceivers and RFIC front-end models.
- Lead implementation of area/power-efficient RFIC chips with multiple transceiver chains with integrated PLLs from concept to production.
- Work closely with packaging/HW/EE/FW teams to ensure seamless system integration.
- Explore architectures for mm-wave and RF circuits like VCOs, mixers, phase shifters, LNAs, PAs, LO distribution, frequency multipliers and dividers, and envelope/power detectors.
- Design and simulate on-chip inductors, baluns, and power combiners in tools such as EMX or HFSS.
- Perform circuit layout, RLC extraction, and run extracted simulation across various corners.
What you'll need
- Experience with architectural definition, design, simulation, layout, and extracted simulation for transmit and receive front-ends from data converters to LNAs and PAs.
- Experience creating power and cost optimized solutions for system performance.
- Ability to collaborate with communications systems, digital design, and chip implementation teams.
- Experience leading implementation of area/power-efficient RFIC chips with multiple transceiver chains with integrated PLLs.
- Experience with architectures for mm-wave and RF circuits like VCOs, mixers, phase shifters, LNAs, PAs, LO distribution, frequency multipliers and dividers, and envelope/power detectors.
- Experience designing and simulating on-chip inductors, baluns, and power combiners in tools such as EMX or HFSS.
Skills: RFIC Design, transceivers, mm-wave, VCOs, mixers, phase shifters, on-chip inductors
This role has been open 9 days — well below the 40-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
40 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 | Amazon | All employers we track in this specialty (257 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 257 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 4 | 1337 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 7 d | 40 d (−33 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: RFIC Design, transceivers, mm-wave, VCOs, mixers, phase shifters, on-chip inductors
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 47 open roles · median 32 d
- Skyworks · 36 open roles · median 29 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 58 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 172 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 17 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 257 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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.