Qualcomm
RFIC Design Engineer
$112K–$167K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's path: 3+ years designing RF/analog circuits for wireless products; master's path: no years stated. 2+ years using at least two listed software tools. Preferred experience includes 3+ years in transistor-level RF analog IC design or 2+ years in one or more specified areas, or 1+ year in a large matrixed organization.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Designs, simulates, and verifies RF integrated-circuit blocks for wireless transceivers and related applications.
What you'll do
- Contribute to architecture and transistor-level design of RFIC blocks; run circuit simulations.
- Support circuit floor planning, layout generation, and physical verification with layout engineers.
- Write basic test plans, assess results, debug issues, and use neural networks for circuit optimization and analysis.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years designing RF/analog circuits for wireless products, or a master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 2+ years of academic or professional experience using at least two of CADENCE, Virtuoso, and ADS.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of transistor-level RF analog integrated-circuit design experience with a master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 2+ years in one or more listed areas, including RF/analog receiver or transmitter circuits, RF frequency synthesizers, digital control and signal processing, product commercialization, or electromagnetic simulation/modeling; or 1+ year in a large matrixed organization.
Pay
$111,600.00 - $167,400.00 (base salary)
Tools
CADENCE, Virtuoso, ADS, Neural Networks
AI focus
Use of neural networks for circuit optimization and analysis.
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