Senior RFIC Design Engineer
Design and release RFICs for front-end modules and RF switches using advanced CMOS SOI technologies.
About the role
The Senior RFIC Design Engineer leads the development of RFICs using advanced CMOS SOI technologies. The role involves architecting, designing, validating, and supporting the production release of RF solutions for front-end modules and RF switching applications.
What you'll do
- Lead the design and development of RF and mixed-signal integrated circuits in CMOS SOI technologies.
- Define RF architectures and translate system requirements into circuit-level specifications.
- Design and optimize RF building blocks including LNAs and RF switches, as well as analog blocks such as bandgap references, LDOs, bias circuits, charge pumps, and protection and monitoring circuits.
- Drive RFIC integration, floorplanning, layout reviews, and post-layout verification, analyzing process, temperature, supply variations, and packaging effects.
- Develop and execute verification plans including corner, Monte Carlo, and reliability simulations.
- Participate in silicon bring-up, RF characterization, debug, performance optimization, and mentor junior RF engineers.
What you'll need
- Master's Degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, RF Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 8 years of RFIC design experience, including significant exposure to CMOS SOI technologies.
- Proven track record of successful RFIC product tape-outs and production releases.
- Experience with RF simulation and design tools such as Cadence Virtuoso including EMX, and Keysight ADS and RFpro.
- Experience designing products operating from sub-GHz frequencies up to mmWave bands.
- Familiarity with ESD, EMC, and ruggedized RF design techniques, alongside deep understanding of RF layout techniques, parasitic extraction, and electromagnetic coupling effects.
Skills: RFIC, Schematic Design, Layout, Characterization, High Frequency
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This role has been open 6 days — well below 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 | MACOM | All employers we track in this specialty (257 roles · 36 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 17 | 257 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 40 | 1485 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 6 d | 49 d (−43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: RFIC, Schematic Design, Layout, Characterization, High Frequency
Who's hiring in this category
- Skyworks · 54 open roles · median 41 d
- Apple · 32 open roles · median 18 d
- Keysight Technologies · 29 open roles · median 80 d
- Qualcomm · 23 open roles · median 102 d
- MACOM (this employer) · 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.