Amazon
Sr. RFIC Design Engineer, Amazon Leo
$185K–$250K
San Diego, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in mm-Wave/RFIC design; advanced-node experience preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; Master's degree or Ph.D. preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Designs and delivers power- and cost-optimized RFIC transmit and receive front ends for satellite broadband systems, from architecture through production.
What you'll do
- Define, design, simulate, lay out, and verify RFIC front ends and transceiver chips, including extracted simulations across corners.
- Lead implementation of efficient RFIC chips with multiple transceiver chains and integrated PLLs; collaborate across system, digital, packaging, and hardware teams.
- Design passive components, define bench and production test plans, and evaluate circuit architecture trade-offs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in mm-Wave/RFIC design, preferably in an advanced node.
- Knowledge of current and upcoming RF standards, including cellular (4G/5G NR), WiMAX, 802.11ad, microwave backhaul, or similar broadband wireless standards.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- RF transceiver architecture or design for beamforming systems; experience leading integrated RF transceiver chipsets.
Pay
USD 185,200.00 - 250,000.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
EMX, HFSS, 4G/5G NR, WiMAX, 802.11ad, FinFET, SOI, BiCMOS
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