RF Design Engineer

Axiro Semiconductor Pvt Ltd; Northern, San Diego (KY, CA); Hybrid; USD 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiro Semiconductor is seeking an experienced RFIC/MMIC Design Engineer to design and develop high‑performance RF integrated circuits for wireless applications. You will work on RF amplifiers, switches, attenuators, and other RF blocks from design to testing and product release.

The role requires hands‑on analog/RF circuit design, layout with high integrity, and use of RF lab equipment for validation. Collaboration with cross‑functional teams and a drive to push state‑of‑the‑art designs is

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of RFIC/MMIC design experience.
• Strong RF circuit design knowledge and performance metrics.
• Experience with ADS and Cadence environments.
• Hands-on RF lab testing and product release.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF ICs including low-noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, attenuators, and switches.
• Push state-of-the-art designs while mitigating risk.
• Design and layout RF circuits with high integrity to schedule.
• Share detailed technical results and support cross-functional groups.
• Use RF test equipment for validation and support NPI.

Skills

RFIC/MMIC design

RF circuit design

RF performance metrics

RF lab testing

Education

BSEE

MSEE

PhD

Tools

ADS

Cadence

Momentum

HFSS

Job description

Axiro Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor design company headquartered in Bengaluru, driving innovation in RF, wireless infrastructure, satellite communication (Satcom), and high-speed connectivity solutions. Backed by CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd. part of the 120-year-old Murugappa Group. Axiro represents India’s leap into the global semiconductor arena. With millions of chips already powering global networks, a world-class team across India, the US, and Europe, and cutting-edge expertise spanning RF, mm Wave, GaN, and next-generation communication technologies, Axiro is engineering the future of how the world connects, computes, and communicates.For more details – www.axiro.com

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced RFIC/MMIC Design Engineer to design and develop high-performance RF integrated circuits for wireless communication applications. The candidate will work on RF amplifiers, switches, attenuators, and other RF circuits from design to testing and product release.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed RFIC and/or MMIC design to develop ultra-low-noise amplifiers, highly linear and efficient RF power amplifiers, attenuators, switches, and variable gain amplifiers
• Push state-of-the-art designs while applying risk mitigation throughout the design phase
• Design and layout RF circuits with high degree of integrity while driving design completion to schedule
• Manage and share detailed technical results and proactively support cross-functional groups involved with the product
• Use high-frequency lab equipment to execute RFIC design validation and characterization while supporting product engineering through the NPI (new product introduction) process

Requirements

• BSEE, MSEE or PhD preferred
• 10-15 years of industry experience after MSEE or BSEE
• Solid understanding of RF circuit design and the performance metrics such as S-parameters, NF, P1dB, IP3, IMD, stability and etc.
• Fluent in RFIC/MMIC design in ADS and/or Cadence environments
• Familiar with the basics of biasing circuits, hands-on experience in analog circuit design (bandgap, LDO, negative voltage generators and etc.) is a plus
• Proficient in using 2.5-D electromagnetic solver (Momentum or EMX), experience in using 3-D electromagnetic solver (HFSS) is a plus
• Strong hands-on experience using RF test equipment and characterizing RF ICs
• Must be able to work both independently and together in a team environment
• Solid organizational skills with attention to details
• Good communication, presentation skills and effective team work
• Curious and aspires to overcome design challenges – driven to succeed personality