Staff Design Engineer - Hillsboro, OR, United States
Originally posted 3 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves RFIC design for RF front end modules in mobile wireless applications. The focus will be on low-noise amplifiers (LNA) and switches.
What you'll do
- Perform transistor-level RFIC design and product development for LNAs and switches.
- Define product requirements with engineering and marketing managers.
- Create and execute product development plans including design, simulation, layout, and verification testing.
- Support RFIC design integration into a multi-chip module (MCM).
- Utilize RF measurement equipment and troubleshoot measurement issues.
- Document and present design results to internal and external customers.
What you'll need
- 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 31 days — well below 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 | QORVO | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 46 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 74 | 1387 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 35 d | 51 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: RFIC design, LNA, switches, mobile wireless, Cadence, Keysight ADS
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO (this employer) · 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 · 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.