Staff RF/MMIC Design Engineer – SOI & Tapeouts Boston

Fruition Group US; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Long-term disability and life/AD&D

Job summary

Fruition Group US is seeking a Staff-level design engineer to lead development of advanced silicon RF/microwave ICs with a focus on SOI switch products. The role is hands-on, covering design, simulation, verification, and production support in the Greater Boston area.

You will own the layout process, coordinate with foundries, and contribute to datasheets while supporting applications engineering, sales, and product teams through the full lifecycle of products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, RF Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in silicon-based RF/microwave design.
• Demonstrated track record of taking silicon MMIC products from design through production release.
• Familiarity with high-frequency packaging techniques.
• Proficiency with industry-standard IC design tools (e.g. Cadence Virtuoso).
• Experience with 3D electromagnetic simulation software (e.g. Momentum, EMX, HFSS).
• Strong communication skills, both technical and cross-functional, with the ability to work across engineering, sales, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Design cutting-edge silicon microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs), with an emphasis on SOI switch products
• Own the layout process, including design rule checks and layout-versus-schematic verification
• Liaise directly with semiconductor foundries to validate process design kit (PDK) models and manage wafer tapeouts
• Get hands-on in the lab to characterize products and keep projects on schedule
• Contribute to preliminary datasheet development
• Provide technical support to applications engineering, sales, and product line teams as needed
• Support products across the full development and production lifecycle
• Define product specifications and build out test plans
• Prepare and present at design review meetings

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on design experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Momentum

EMX

HFSS

Job description

Fruition Group US is seeking a Staff-level design engineer to lead development of advanced silicon RF/microwave ICs with a focus on SOI switch products. The role is hands-on, covering design, simulation, verification, and production support in the Greater Boston area.

You will own the layout process, coordinate with foundries, and contribute to datasheets while supporting applications engineering, sales, and product teams through the full lifecycle of products.