Wireless RTL Design Engineer - Irvine, United States
Originally posted 24 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 14 October 2026.
Design wireless communication SoCs.
About the role
This role is for a Wireless RTL Design Engineer responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level.
What you'll do
- Develop signal processing intensive design for wireless communication SoCs.
- Drive integration efforts within a silicon design group.
- Contribute to highly energy efficient design and new technology development.
What you'll need
- BS degree and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
- Fixed-point knowledge and experience with bit-true verifications.
- Understanding of DSP communication algorithms and trade-offs between performance and complexity.
- Knowledge in modern design techniques and energy-efficient/low power logic design.
Nice to have
- Experience in front end CAD tools such as synthesis, CDC and power analysis.
This role has been open 51 days — well below the 61-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1021
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (1021 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 1021 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 64 | 3183 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 4 d | 61 d (−57 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 134 open roles · median 64 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 29 d
- AMD · 72 open roles · median 35 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 47 d
- NVIDIA · 46 open roles · median 63 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 41 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 1021 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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