RFIC System Engineer
Originally posted 29 July 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 27 October 2026.
About the role
As an RFIC System Engineer on the Wireless SoC Radio Team, you will research, design, and deliver CMOS radios from RF-to-bits for high-volume production in advanced CMOS technology nodes.
What you'll do
- Architect, design, and model integrated RF, analog, and mixed-signal circuits for wireless SoCs.
- Research and develop wireless radio architectures across integrated components including PAs, LNAs, mixers, PLLs, and data converters.
- Perform system-level modeling and analysis to bring radio designs into high-volume production.
- Collaborate across vertically integrated teams spanning RF/Analog design, PHY/MAC architecture, VLSI/RTL, and test/validation.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
- RF/analog and mixed-signal design experience in RF CMOS design.
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, SystemVue, or other system-level modeling tools.
Nice to have
- Experience modeling RF/Analog circuits using MATLAB, Verilog-A, or Python and writing block-level specifications based on modeling.
- Direct tape-out experience with one or more blocks: RF front-end circuits, PA, LNA, mixer, oscillator, PLL, LO, VGA, filter, ADC/DAC, TIA, or other baseband analog blocks in deep sub-micron CMOS technology.
- Understanding of RF transceiver architectures and their trade-offs.
- Understanding of analog design concepts including analysis of noise, linearity, mismatch, stability, and analog impairments.
- Understanding of CMOS device physics, RF device modeling, device noise parameters, inductor modeling, and circuit layout for RF performance.
- Familiarity with Bluetooth, WiFi, and Ultra-Wideband standards.
- Experience in silicon characterization and debug.
Skills: RF CMOS design, RF front-end circuits, PA, LNA, transceiver architectures
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This role has been open 96 days — well above the 49-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
257
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Median days open
49 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$166k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (257 roles · 36 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 31 | 257 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 61 | 1484 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 18 d | 49 d (−31 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: RF CMOS design, RF front-end circuits, PA, LNA, transceiver architectures
Who's hiring in this category
- Skyworks · 54 open roles · median 41 d
- Apple (this employer) · 32 open roles · median 18 d
- Keysight Technologies · 29 open roles · median 80 d
- Qualcomm · 23 open roles · median 102 d
- MACOM · 17 open roles · median 6 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 13 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 257 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 36 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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.