Sr Application Engineer, EDA

Qorvo, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Qorvo, Inc. seeks a Senior EDA Applications Engineer with hands-on GaN/GaAs RF PA design experience to define, deploy, and support next-generation 5G NR/6G PA and RF FEM development. This hybrid role blends senior PA design with EDA methodology ownership.

You will work with RF, analog, and digital teams, delivering design flows and best practices using Cadence, ADS, HFSS, and related tools, while mentoring colleagues across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of hands-on GaN and/or GaAs RF Power Amplifier design experience.
• Proven track record designing PAs/FEMs using GaN and/or GaAs technologies for cellular, 5G NR, 6G, or other high-frequency applications.
• Strong RF fundamentals, including S-parameters, impedance matching, stability, and linearity.
• Extensive hands-on experience with ADS, HFSS, and Cadence for RF circuit and EM design.
• Solid background in RF measurement and characterization, with the ability to correlate simulated models to measured silicon performance.
• Demonstrated ability to translate hands-on design experience into scalable methodology, flows, and best practices for a broader design organization.
• Excellent technical communication and presentation skills; ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Hands-On PA/RF Design: directly support the design of GaN/GaAs PAs and RF FEMs for 5G NR/6G, applying hands-on expertise to validate and improve EDA methodology.
• EDA Applications Engineering & Methodology: provide day-to-day support for PA, RFIC, analog, mixed-signal, and digital design teams using industry-standard EDA tools.
• Develop and deploy RF/PA design flows spanning circuit-level and 3D electromagnetic simulation, ensuring model-to-silicon correlation.
• Evaluate, benchmark, and deploy new EDA capabilities aligned with PA design challenges.
• Collaborate with EDA vendors to resolve issues and pilot new capabilities.
• Build reference design flows, PDK enablement, and reusable automation across RF, analog, AMS, and digital domains.
• Deliver hands-on training, documentation, and mentoring to raise designer proficiency.

Skills

GaN/GaAs RF PA design

RF fundamentals

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ADS

HFSS

Cadence

Virtuoso/Spectre

Keysight ADS

Ansys HFSS

Synopsys HSPICE/PrimeSim/VCS

Xcelium

AWR

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Sr Application Engineer, EDA

Experience Level: Professional

Job Type: Regular

Location: Apopka, FL, US, 32703 Richardson, TX, US, 75081 Chelmsford, MA, US, 1824 Denver, CO, US, 80014

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves multiple high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how our innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

Qorvo is seeking a Senior EDA Applications Engineer with hands-onGaNand/or GaAs RF Power Amplifier (PA) design experience to define, deploy, and supportnext generation5G NR and 6G PA and RF Front-End Module (FEM) development. This is a hybrid role: part senior PA designer, part EDAmethodologyowner. You will bring practical, hands-on PA design expertise to the EDA flows (ADS, HFSS, Cadence, Synopsys, and related tools) that RF, analog, mixed-signal, and digital design teams depend on - ensuring those flows are grounded in real design and correlation challenges, from initial architecture definition through high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities: Hands-On PA/RF Design

• Directly support the design of high-efficiency, high-linearityGaNand/or GaAs PAs and RF FEMs for 5G NR/6G, applying hands-onexpertisetovalidate and continuously improve EDAmethodology.
• Lead or support the integration of PA dies into multi-chip modules (MCM),optimizingmethodologyand flows for size, cost, and thermal performance.

EDA Applications Engineering & Methodology

• Provide day-to-day applications support for PA, RFIC, analog, mixed-signal, and digital design teams using industry-standard EDA tools (Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre, Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, Synopsys HSPICE/PrimeSim/VCS,Xcelium, AWR, or equivalent).
• Develop, qualify, and deploy RF/PA design flows spanning circuit-level simulation (ADS) and 3D electromagnetic simulation (HFSS), ensuring consistency between models and measured silicon performance forGaN/GaAs technologies.
• Evaluate, benchmark, and deploy new EDA capabilities for custom RF/analog design, AMS simulation, and digital verification, prioritized against real PA design and correlation challenges.
• Partner with EDA vendors to resolve technical issues, influence tool roadmaps, and pilot new capabilities relevant toGaN/GaAs RF design.
• Build reference design flows, PDK enablement, reusable automation, and documented best practices spanning RF, analog, AMS, and digital methodologies.
• Deliver hands-on training, documentation, and mentoring to raise designerproficiency; document and presentmethodologyand design results to internal and external stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of industry experience in hands-onGaNand/or GaAs RF Power Amplifier design, or an advanced degree with equivalent experience.
• Proventrack recorddesigning PAs/FEMs usingGaNand/or GaAs (HBT, HEMT, or related) technologies for cellular, 5G NR, 6G, or other high-frequency applications.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, including S-parameters, impedance matching, stability, and linearity.
• Extensive hands-on experience with ADS, HFSS, and Cadence for RF circuit and EM design.
• Solid background in RF measurement and characterization, with the ability to correlate simulated models to measured silicon performance.
• Demonstrated ability to translate hands-on design experience into scalablemethodology, flows, and best practices for a broader design organization.
• Excellent technical communication and presentation skills; ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience defining or deploying enterprise-wide EDA design flows and methodologyacross multiple design teams.
• Knowledge of EM, package, thermal, and multi-physics simulation for RF front-end modules.
• Direct experience collaborating with EDA vendors on tool qualification and roadmap development.
• Experience carrying a PA or FEM design through the transition to high-volume manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of Synopsys HSPICE/PrimeSim/VCS orXcelium.

Location: TX, FL, MA, or CO

This position requires access to ITAR/EAR technologies. Applicant must be a US Person (US citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations.

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $100,700 - $131,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Qorvo reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as external competitiveness and internal comparability.

Base compensation is one element of Total Rewards offered at Qorvo. More information on the Total Rewards package can be shared upon request.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT QORVO

We are Qorvo. We do more than create innovative RF and Power solutions for the mobile, defense and infrastructure markets – we are a place to innovate and shape the future of wireless communications. It starts with our employees. As a unified global team, we bring a commitment to excellence, growth and a passion for creating what's next. Explore the possibilities with us.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcome all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable law, including race, color, religion, sex (as defined by law), national origin, age, military or veteran status, genetic information, or disability.