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Principal Member of Technical Staff RF Design Engineering

Santa Clara, US💼 Full-time💰 $167,000–$167,000🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and enable core RF IC building blocks (switches, antenna tuners, LNAs) and associated circuits for 5G and Wi-Fi applications using RFSOI technologies.

Role type

Principal Member of Technical Staff, RF Design Engineering

Builds

RF front-end solutions and reference designs for cellular and Wi-Fi consumer products

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing (Foundry) + RF IC Design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

RF IC schematic design, layout, parasitic extraction, electromagnetic simulations, pre-silicon verification, RFSOI technology expertise, CAD tools (Cadence, EMX, ADS), tapeout procedures, communications system architecture, customer engagement, technical presentation

Preferred skills

High-volume production tapeout experience, RF front-end system design, project management, innovation in ambiguous environments

Technologies

RFSOI, Cadence, EMX, ADS, 5G FR1/FR3, Wi-Fi

Responsibilities

Design RF switches, antenna tuners, and LNAs; execute characterization and validation test plans; develop design documentation; engage with customers to translate needs into reference designs; act as product evangelist through presentations and technical content creation

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC design with strategic customer engagement

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