Senior Principal RF/Microwave Amplifier MMIC Design Engineer - United States
$157,080 - $227,460 USD yearly
Originally posted 14 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves the development of RF/microwave designs for Communications, Test & Measurement Instrumentation, Industrial, and Aerospace and Defense applications. The focus is on developing GaAs and GaN LNA/Driver Amplifier/Power Amplifier MMICs within the RF/Microwave Amplifier MMIC Design Group.
What you'll do
- Develop RF/Microwave/Millimeter-wave GaAs and GaN LNA/Driver Amplifier/Power Amplifier MMICs.
- Support the development of RF/microwave designs.
- Apply expertise in MMIC design and layout.
- Conduct electro-magnetic simulation and thermal analysis.
- Utilize industry standard EDA tools for design and verification.
What you'll need
- MSEE/PhD degree in EE with a background in RF/microwave engineering and a minimum of 10+ years of experience.
- Experience with GaAs and/or GaN semiconductor technologies.
- Experience with MMIC design and layout.
- Experience with electro-magnetic simulation.
- Proficiency with EDA tools: Cadence, ADS, AWR, Ansys HFSS, Sonnet, Momentum, RFPro.
- Knowledge of GaAs and/or GaN device physics and modeling.
- Microwave/millimeter-wave circuit/system design experience.
- Proficiency with RF/microwave test equipment and measurement techniques, e.g., spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, power meters.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of PA linearization and efficiency enhancement.
Skills: RF/Microwave Amplifier MMIC Design, GaAs and GaN, LNA/Driver Amplifier/Power Amplifier, MMIC design and layout, electro-magnetic simulation, ADS and Momentum/RFPro/Sonnet
This role has been open 51 days — exactly 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 | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 91 | 1400 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 51 d (+6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: RF/Microwave Amplifier MMIC Design, GaAs and GaN, LNA/Driver Amplifier/Power Amplifier, MMIC design and layout, electro-magnetic simulation, ADS and Momentum/RFPro/Sonnet
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 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 (this employer) · 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.