RFIC Design Engineer Intern - Chelmsford, MA, United States
$31 - $42 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This RFIC Design Engineer Intern will design, analyze, and simulate RF and analog/mixed-signal electronic integrated circuits.
What you'll do
- Specify, design, analyze, and simulate RF and analog/mixed-signal electronic integrated circuits.
- Implement RF blocks such as Power Amplifiers, LNAs, RF Switches, Phase Shifters, and Attenuators in silicon technologies.
- Calculate and simulate the effects of various parasitics using tools for Electro-Magnetic simulation and other semiconductor extraction tools.
- Support hardware assembly, test, and debugging in a laboratory setting.
- Summarize and document work in written and verbal reviews, and support peer design reviews.
What you'll need
- Current enrollment in MS or PhD Electrical Engineering with a minimum GPA 3.0.
- RF/Analog circuit design coursework and/or experience.
- Knowledge of RF simulation tools such as Cadence Spectre/SpectreRF, ADS, FEM, Momentum, and Cadence Dynamic Link.
- Proficient in circuit layout using Cadence Virtuoso or ability to guide layout designer to generate layouts using proper analog layout techniques.
Nice to have
- Experience using programming language tools such as Python, MATLAB or other software language tools.
Skills: RF and analog/mixed-signal electronic integrated circuits, Power Amplifiers, LNAs, RF Switches, Phase Shifters, Attenuators, Cadence Spectre/SpectreRF
This role has been open 35 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 | QORVO | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 46 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 74 | 1387 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 35 d | 51 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: RF and analog/mixed-signal electronic integrated circuits, Power Amplifiers, LNAs, RF Switches, Phase Shifters, Attenuators
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO (this employer) · 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.