Silicon RF IC Design Engineer - Senior/Principal - Milpitas, CA, United States
Originally posted 5 April 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Design RFIC and microwave components and subsystems in silicon technology across the full silicon design lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Take responsibility and ownership for the full silicon design lifecycle. - Simulate and design IC circuits based on available device models, parameters, and design rules. - Work within a multi-disciplined project team.
What you'll need
- Experience designing RFIC and microwave components and subsystems. - Hands-on experience with silicon technology design lifecycles. - Proficiency simulating and designing IC circuits using device models, parameters, and design rules.
Skills: RFIC, microwave, silicon, circuit 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 | MACOM | All employers we track in this specialty (273 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 273 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 39 | 1540 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 58 d (−58 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: RFIC, microwave, silicon, circuit 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 · 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.