Sr. RFIC Design Engineer - Apopka, FL, United States
$115,600 - $150,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
Designing GaAs/SOI/SiGe/CMOS based switch, LNA, or RFICs.
About the role
This role involves the design of GaAs/SOI/SiGe/CMOS based switch, LNA, or RFICs for Front End Modules.
What you'll do
- Define switch/LNA/RF IC specifications with Marketing and module designers.
- Design, layout, and evaluate laminates for switch characterization and development.
- Use RF Measurement equipment and troubleshoot measurement issues.
- Collaborate with switch/LNA and Filter teams to integrate switch/RF IC into Modules.
- Guide product engineering on device characterization and develop production test plans.
- Interact with modeling and tool providers to enhance design software predictability.
What you'll need
- BSEE, MSEE preferred, with a focus on RF design.
- 6+ years experience with switch/RF IC design.
- Extensive experience designing with HFSS, Cadence, and ADS.
- Experience simulating GaAs/Silicon/SiGe based switches/LNA/RF ICs in Cadence and Agilent ADS.
- Experience designing laminates to support switch/RF IC evaluation and characterization.
- Advanced hands-on knowledge of small signal and linearity measurements using VNA's and spectrum analyzers.
- Experience with EM simulators such as Momentum, HFSS.
- Experience with Front End Modules.
Nice to have
- Experience working with modules involving Filters.
- Experience supporting remote engineering teams.
Skills: RFIC design, switch/LNA, RF Measurement equipment, HFSS, Cadence, ADS
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 46-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
46 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 | QORVO | All employers we track in this specialty (273 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 46 | 273 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 72 | 1385 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 46 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: RFIC design, switch/LNA, RF Measurement equipment, HFSS, Cadence, ADS
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO (this employer) · 44 open roles · median 29 d
- Skyworks · 42 open roles · median 35 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 67 d
- Apple · 23 open roles · median 20 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 181 d
- Analog Devices · 13 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 273 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Sept 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.