RFIC Design Engineer , Amazon Leo - Sunnyvale, California, United States
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on RFIC design for Amazon Leo, a Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation.
About the role
This role involves architectural definition, design, simulation, layout, and extracted simulation for transmit and receive front-ends from data converters to LNAs and PAs for Amazon Leo.
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.
- Experience with mm-wave and RF circuits like VCOs, mixers, phase shifters, LNAs, PAs, LO distribution, frequency multipliers and dividers, and envelope/power detectors.
- Proficiency in tools such as EMX or HFSS.
- Experience with RLC extraction and running extracted simulation.
- Ability to specify bench and production test plans for designs.
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 50-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
264
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$162k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Amazon | All employers we track in this specialty (264 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 264 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 5 | 1385 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 14 d | 50 d (−36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 34 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 39 d
- Keysight Technologies · 24 open roles · median 173 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 101 d
- Apple · 19 open roles · median 19 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 56 d
How we counted: 264 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 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.
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