RF Passive Design Engineer

San Diego Until 9/21/2026 0+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? Envision what you could do here! At Apple, we believe new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are looking to hire a Chip Passive Design Engineer in a group at Apple that develops RF/AMS chips that will be used in Apple mobile devices. You will be responsible for on chip inductors / transformers/ caps/ transmission lines designs, as well as on chip filters, phase shifters, and couplers etc. You will orchestrate the process from design to tape-out and work closely with multi-functional teams including RF design team, packaging design team, CAD, process teams etc.

Description

• Electrical and Physical design of EM/Microwave components and circuits.
• Working with RF/packaging/CAD/Process engineering multi-functional teams to architect and develop future RF on chip passives.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrates deep knowledge on electromagnetic theory, microwave engineering and antenna engineering.
Proficiency with EM passive designs and familiarity with EM simulation tools like HFSS, EMX, or Momentum. Experience on chip EM modeling is helpful.
Familiar with on-wafer measurement, have experience using VNA, TDR, LCR meters etc.
Excellent academic background with industry related work experience beyond graduate school studies.
Good written and verbal communication skills.

About this role

Summary

Designs RF on-chip passives, working with multi-disciplinary teams from design to tape-out.

Job title

RF Passive Design Engineer

Experience level

entry level

Minimum experience

0+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

San Diego, on-site only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

electromagnetic theorymicrowave engineeringEM simulation toolsHFSSEMXMomentumVNATDRLCR meters

Preferred skills

antenna engineeringon-wafer measurementindustry experience

Specializations

RF designpassive componentsEM simulationmicrowave engineeringantenna engineering
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Diego, CA, USA

On-site City