RF Hardware Engineer, Level VI

Snap Inc.

Confirmed live today High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
BoulderLos Angeles, CA
Salary
$229,000–$343,000 / yr
Posted
29 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k
This role $286k
$120k most similar roles pay here $367k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $160,000–$215,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $286k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology and camera company, best known for Snapchat, offering visual communication, augmented reality, and advertising products.

Snap Inc. currently has 75 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 64 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Snap Inc.

At a glance

TL;DR · RF Hardware Engineer, Level VI

The RF Hardware Engineer, Level 6 joins the Spectacles team to design and develop highly integrated RF and wireless systems for advanced eyewear. This role involves creating schematics for RF components, high-speed digital systems, power supplies, and sensors while performing layout reviews for PCB and flex designs. The engineer will develop test plans, perform RF validation, debug baseband and RF circuits, and create documentation for new product concepts. Key technical requirements include expertise in link budgets, impedance matching, and wireless standards like WiFi, BT/BLE, GNSS, 4G LTE, and 5G. Candidates should be proficient with tools such as Cadence Allegro, OrCAD Capture, Matlab, and CST Microwave Studio. The role focuses on solving complex hardware integration challenges for wearable technology that blends digital experiences into the physical world through advanced augmented reality features.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop highly integrated RF and wireless systems for new hardware launches.
  • Create schematics including RF components, high-speed digital systems, power supplies, and sensors.
  • Supervise and review PCB, flex, and rigid-flex layout designs.
  • Develop test plans and perform RF validation to generate technical reports.
  • Debug complex hardware issues involving baseband and RF circuits.
  • Design electrical and wireless prototypes for new product concepts.
  • Author clear and comprehensive technical documentation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field such as electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated experience designing integrated RF/electrical circuits, systems, and performing RF system analysis.
  • Proficiency with RF simulation tools like CST Microwave Studio, Keysight ADS, or XFdtd.
  • Experience with hardware board design including schematic capture and CAD layout using tools like Cadence Allegro or OrCAD Capture.
  • Ability to use common RF and electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
  • Knowledge of wireless standards (WiFi, BT/BLE, GNSS, 4G LTE, 5G) and high-speed digital interfaces (MIPI CSI/DSI, PCIe, etc.).
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time.
  • Master’s or PhD in Wireless, Electromagnetics, Electrical engineering or related field (preferred).
  • Ability to solder small discrete components such as 0402s, 0201s, and 01005s (preferred).
  • Experience designing and/or scoping integrated RF and electrical components within a single module (preferred).

More like this

Similar roles

RF Hardware Engineer

Broadcom

San Jose, CA 11 days ago $121,900–$195,000
ADS HFSS Cadence Allegro SiP Python MATLAB PCB Design Die Layout FBAR SAW Spectrum Analyzers Network Analyzers Signal Generators Load-pull Systems Semiconductor Physics
6+ yrs exp

Senior RF Engineer

Motorola Solutions

Schaumburg, IL 143 days ago $101,300–$202,600
RF Circuit Design ADS CST MATLAB HFSS PSPICE Cadence Allegro Python LabView Signal Analyzers Network Analyzers Oscilloscopes mmWave

RF Engineer

Anduril Industries

Broomfield, CO +1 32 days ago $143,000–$191,000
RF Design Phased Array Ansys HFSS Keysight ADS Altium Python MATLAB C++ PCB Design Signal Analyzers Network Analyzers Near Field Scanners Beamforming Electromagnetic Simulation High-Frequency RF
7+ yrs exp

Staff Desense Engineer

Snap Inc.

Boulder, CO +1 121 days ago $229,000–$343,000
EMI EMC WiFi Bluetooth BLE LTE 5G GNSS GPS MIPI CSI PCIe SDIO eMMC UFS Oscilloscopes Spectrum Analyzers Network Analyzers CST Microwave Studio Keysight ADS XFdtd Signal Integrity PCB Design
10+ yrs exp

Electrical Signal Integrity Engineer

Snap Inc.

Boulder, CO +1 70 days ago $157,000–$235,000
Signal Integrity Cadence Allegro OrCAD Capture SI Simulation PDN EMI EMC USB I2C I3C SPI UART MIPI SWD PCIe Oscilloscopes Logic Analyzers Sigrity ADS HFSS
3+ yrs exp