Senior MMIC Design Engineer - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 2, United States
$143,050 - $238,420 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
Design, layout, and validate millimeter-wave ICs operating at frequencies above 30GHz using ADS and Momentum.
About the role
As a Senior MMIC Design Engineer in the Keysight Technology Organization, you will design, layout, and validate millimeter-wave ICs that power measurement instruments.
What you'll do
- Work closely with internal customers to understand and define critical performance parameters. - Match requirements to advanced semiconductor processes. - Design, layout, execute, characterize, and document millimeter-wave ICs. - Utilize measurement labs and device modeling resources while collaborating with engineering teams.
What you'll need
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or closely related field with thesis work or relevant industry experience in mm-wave IC design. - At least 4+ years of experience working on mm-wave IC design in advanced semiconductor technologies (can include relevant M.S. or Ph.D. work). - Experience with at least one cycle of transistor/diode level design, physical layout, verification (DRC, LVS), and measurement validation. - Experience with multiple types of mm-wave frequency circuits, including mixers, amplifiers, multipliers, and filters at > 30GHz. - Demonstrated ability to document and present results.
Nice to have
- Experience with high power in a single MMIC (> +30dBm). - Experience in system level analysis. - Knowledge in device modelling, thermal design, and IC package design. - Experience in wafer probe calibration and measurements. - Knowledge and experience in thin film and PCB board design. - Experience using ADS, Momentum, EMPro, SystemVue, or equivalent tools.
Skills: MMIC, mm-wave, ADS, layout, transistor-level design
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 58-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
58 d
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Median salary
$166k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (273 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 30 | 273 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 43 | 1501 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 83 d | 58 d (+25 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: MMIC, mm-wave, ADS, layout, transistor-level design
Who's hiring in this category
- Skyworks · 46 open roles · median 48 d
- QORVO · 41 open roles · median 58 d
- Apple · 29 open roles · median 13 d
- Keysight Technologies (this employer) · 28 open roles · median 107 d
- Qualcomm · 23 open roles · median 111 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 11 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 273 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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.