RFIC Design Engineering Intern - Greensboro, NC, United States
$31 - $42 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 August 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on RFIC design for Advanced Cellular applications.
About the role
This RFIC Design Engineering Intern role involves the architectural and feasibility study, design, simulation, and layout of RF circuit blocks. The work focuses on cellular and Wi-Fi applications within the 700 MHz to 7 GHz frequency range, utilizing GaAs and SOI based technologies.
What you'll do
- Deliver new solutions for cellular and Wi-Fi applications in the 700 MHz to 7 GHz frequency range.
- Be responsible for architectural and feasibility study, design, simulation, and layout of RF circuit blocks.
- Design power amplifier (PA), low noise amplifier (LNA), and RF switch based on GaAs and SOI based technologies.
- Conduct active/passive circuit design and linear/nonlinear RF simulations using ADS, Cadence, and HFSS.
- Present results, participate in design reviews, and characterize/optimize RF circuits in the lab.
What you'll need
- Pursuing B.S. (senior only), M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Strong background in RF/microwave circuit design, analog circuits, and electromagnetics.
- Experience with analog, RF and electromagnetic (EM) simulation tools such as ADS, Cadence, and HFSS.
- Strong research, analytical, and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience designing various RFIC/MMIC circuit blocks such as PAs, LNAs, switches, couplers, filters, and attenuators using GaAs, SiGe and/or SOI/CMOS based technologies.
- PCB, filter and/or other passives (inductor, transformer, antenna, etc.) design experience.
- Familiar with RF/microwave test equipment such as signal generator, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, etc.
- Data analysis and programming skills such as MATLAB, Python, JMP, Spotfire, and ADS AEL.
- Published authorship in technical journals, conferences and/or magazines.
Skills: RFIC, power amplifier, low noise amplifier, RF switch, GaAs, SOI
This role has been open 28 days — well below the 46-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
267
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Median days open
46 d
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Median salary
$164k
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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 (267 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 267 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 70 | 1364 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 46 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $164k |
Skills observed across this category: RFIC, power amplifier, low noise amplifier, RF switch, GaAs, SOI
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO (this employer) · 45 open roles · median 30 d
- Skyworks · 42 open roles · median 34 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 66 d
- Apple · 23 open roles · median 19 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 180 d
- Analog Devices · 13 open roles · median 44 d
How we counted: 267 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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.