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 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: millimeter-wave, LNAs, PAs, VCOs, mixers, RFSOI
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.