Staff Design Engineer - Hillsboro, OR, United States
Originally posted 3 September 2026 by the employer — open 7 days.
This role focuses on RF front end modules for mobile wireless applications.
About the role
This Staff Design Engineer position involves the design of RF integrated circuits and product development focusing on low-noise amplifiers (LNA), switches, and integrated modules. The role specifically targets RF front end modules for mobile wireless applications.
What you'll do
- Perform transistor-level RFIC design and product development for LNA, switches, and/or integrated modules.
- Collaborate with engineering and marketing managers to define product requirements.
- Create and execute product development plans including design, simulation, layout, and verification testing.
- Work with cross-functional teams to bring products from conception to full production release.
- Support RFIC design integration into a multi-chip module (MCM).
- Use RF measurement equipment and troubleshoot measurement issues.
What you'll need
- Demonstrated history of successfully designing and releasing RFIC's in RF CMOS, RF SOI, and/or BiCMOS technologies.
- Proficiency with RFIC EDA tools such as Cadence and Keysight ADS.
- Experience with EM simulators such as HFSS, FEM, and/or ADS Momentum.
- Experience with various linear and nonlinear simulation techniques and simulators.
- Detailed transistor-level knowledge of RF and microwave integrated circuit design techniques including RF switching, low noise amplifiers, bias circuits, and multi-chip module design.
- MSEE with 5+ years of directly applicable experience; or PhD degree.
Skills: RFIC design, LNA, switches, mobile wireless, Cadence, Keysight ADS
This role has been open 6 days — well below the 44-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
255
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Median days open
44 d
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Median salary
$164k
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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 (255 roles · 32 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 52 | 255 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 80 | 1320 · 101 employers |
| Median days open | 22 d | 44 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $164k |
Skills observed across this category: RFIC design, LNA, switches, mobile wireless, Cadence, Keysight ADS
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO (this employer) · 52 open roles · median 22 d
- Skyworks · 36 open roles · median 22 d
- Qualcomm · 29 open roles · median 63 d
- Keysight Technologies · 26 open roles · median 164 d
- Apple · 15 open roles · median 20 d
- Analog Devices · 11 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 255 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 32 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.