Senior MMIC Design Engineer

The role

You will develop high-performance RF and millimeter-wave integrated circuits for next-generation satellite communication systems. You will own MMIC designs from architecture and technology selection through tapeout, characterization, and product integration.

What you will do

• Design and develop power amplifiers (PAs), low-noise amplifiers (LNAs), and RF switches in GaAs and GaN technologies.
• Own designs from architecture and topology selection through schematic design, layout, EM simulation, tapeout, and silicon/MMIC characterization.
• Optimize circuits for output power, efficiency, linearity, noise figure, bandwidth, gain, and robustness.
• Perform RF and electromagnetic simulations, including passive structures, matching networks, interconnects, and package/interface effects.
• Develop test plans and characterize MMICs using RF and millimeter-wave laboratory equipment.
• Correlate measured performance with simulation and drive design improvements.
• Work closely with RF systems, antenna, packaging, and transceiver IC teams to define interfaces and enable system-level integration.
• Contribute to technology evaluation, architecture trades, design methodology, and development of MMIC capabilities from the ground up.

Required qualifications

• MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in designing RF/millimeter-wave MMICs in GaAs and/or GaN technologies.
• Demonstrated design experience with PAs, LNAs, and/or RF switches, with deep expertise in at least one of these areas.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals including impedance matching, stability, noise, linearity, power handling, and nonlinear behavior.
• Experience with Cadence, Keysight ADS, EM simulation tools, or equivalent RF/MMIC design environments.
• Hands-on experience with RF/mmWave characterization and equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and load-pull systems.
• Experience taking designs through tapeout and measured hardware validation.

Nice to have

• Experience with wideband RF/mmWave circuit design techniques.
• PA experience spanning high efficiency, high linearity, and broadband operation.
• Experience designing circuits into the Ka-band and higher millimeter-wave frequency ranges.
• Familiarity with MMIC packaging, RF module integration, thermal considerations, and antenna/array interfaces.
• Experience developing MMICs for phased arrays, satellite communications, aerospace, or other high-reliability applications.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and building new RF/MMIC capabilities from the ground up.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision/ coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms and aims to scale to 100 satellites a year.