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Senior MMIC Design Engineer

Seattle💼 Full-time💰 $170,000–$170,000🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and develop high-performance RF and millimeter-wave integrated circuits (MMICs) for next-generation satellite communication systems.

Role type

Senior IC MMIC design engineer (RF/mmWave)

Builds

High-power satellite platforms for LEO to deep space missions

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Communications / RF Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

MMIC design (GaAs/GaN), PA/LNA/RF switch design, RF fundamentals, EM simulation, tapeout, hardware characterization

Preferred skills

Wideband RF/mmWave techniques, Ka-band+ design, phased array experience, MMIC packaging

Technologies

Cadence, Keysight ADS, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, load-pull systems

Responsibilities

Design PAs, LNAs, and RF switches; own designs from architecture to tapeout; optimize circuits for power/efficiency/linearity; perform RF/EM simulations; develop test plans and characterize MMICs; correlate measurements with simulation; integrate with RF systems and antenna teams; contribute to technology evaluation and methodology.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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