Radio Frequency Hardware Engineer

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
San Diego, CA Posted 25 days ago $99,400–$149,200 / year
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TL;DR

The RF Hardware Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies is a senior-level position within the Engineering Group's Cellular Technologies team, focusing on the architecture and design of advanced wireless products. This role involves defining RF hardware architectures, designing and optimizing circuits and subsystems, leading validation activities, and resolving complex performance issues. The engineer will collaborate closely with system, digital, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-performance RF solutions for modern standards like 5G NR. Essential skills include expertise in RF circuit design, analog/mixed-signal circuits, and proficiency with simulation tools such as SystemVue/MATLAB. Knowledge of OFDM-based waveforms and their implications on RF systems is also crucial, alongside the ability to mentor and lead cross-functional teams in technical problem-solving.

Skills

RF Analog MixedSignal WirelessCommunications RFSystemTheory SemiconductorDevices SignalProcessing PA LNA Mixers Switches MATLAB SystemVue OFDM 5GNR EVM ACLR PAPR SParameters NoiseFigure Linearity PhaseNoise KPIEvaluation

What you'll do

  • Define RF hardware architectures and specifications based on system-level requirements.
  • Design and optimize RF hardware circuits to meet performance targets while considering cost and manufacturability.
  • Lead the bring-up, debugging, tuning, and validation of RF subsystems.
  • Perform detailed RF measurements including S-parameters, noise figure, linearity, and phase noise.
  • Resolve complex RF integration issues through technical analysis and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
  • Drive RF design reviews and contribute to system-level simulations using advanced tools.

What we're looking for

  • Define and own significant RF subsystems or end-to-end hardware blocks.
  • Design, integrate, optimize, and validate RF hardware circuits and subsystems.
  • Perform complex RF measurements including S-parameters, noise figure, linearity.
  • Resolve intricate RF performance issues and lead design reviews independently.
  • Collaborate with system engineering, digital teams, software engineers, and manufacturing.
  • Proficient in full RF system simulations and waveform–PA interactions evaluation.
  • Hands-on experience with PA, LNA, mixers, switches, filters across sub-6 GHz/mmWave.

Market check

Salary context

This $99,400–$149,200 range sits above 15% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$127,332–$202,200

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$139,000–$192,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 569 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 536 roles with salary data.

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