RFIC Design Intern - Chelmsford, MA, United States
$31 - $42 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 August 2026 by the employer.
This internship is in Qorvo's High Performance Analog business group.
About the role
What you'll do
- Contribute to the design of millimeter-wave (mmW) LNAs, PAs, VCOs, mixers, Phase Shifters, Attenuators, and Switches.
- Perform active device and electromagnetic modeling for high-frequency designs.
- Meet performance requirements considering size, cost, footprint, power dissipation, and schedule.
- Contribute design schematics, simulations, and real lab data as a team member.
- Work with signal generators, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters to compare simulated to lab data.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on RF/mmW IC design.
- Minimum GPA of 3.3.
- RF/mmW circuit design coursework and/or experience.
- Software exposure: ADS, Cadence, HFSS, EMX.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Nice to have
- Exposure to RF measurement equipment such as spectrum analyzers and network analyzers.
Skills: millimeter-wave, LNAs, PAs, VCOs, mixers, RFSOI, CMOS, BiCMOS
This role has been open 29 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
273
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Median days open
46 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 (273 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 273 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 70 | 1393 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 46 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: millimeter-wave, LNAs, PAs, VCOs, mixers, RFSOI
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO (this employer) · 44 open roles · median 29 d
- Skyworks · 42 open roles · median 35 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 67 d
- Apple · 23 open roles · median 20 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 181 d
- Analog Devices · 13 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 273 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 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.