Skip to content

CAREERS

RF Test Engineer

Sweden | USA · Full Time

About the Role

In this hands-on role, you’ll design and automate test setups, characterize ICs and antenna arrays, and work closely with design, system, and applications teams to solve real-world challenges. Your work will directly impact next-generation wireless systems used around the globe

Responsibilities

  • Perform RF testing and validation of wireless devices to ensure performance meets design specifications.
  • Set up and operate RF test equipment (e.g., spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers). Analyze test data and troubleshoot RF performance issues.
  • Develop and execute automated and manual test procedures.
  • Document test results and prepare technical reports.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve technical issues and improve product performance.

What We're Looking For

  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering (or related field) with a focus on RF/microwave circuits, electromagnetics, or communication systems.
  • Experience or academic background in RF/mm-wave circuits and measurement
  • Hands-on skills with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and test automation 0–3 years of hands-on experience in RF testing, measurement automation, or lab characterization (academic or industry).
  • Proficiency with RF instrumentation such as VNAs, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power sensors, and switch matrices.
  • Familiarity with mmWave measurement challenges, including calibration, de-embedding, and probe station use.
  • Knowledge of beamforming arrays, LNAs/PAs, mixers, and PLLs is a plus.
  • Scripting experience in Python or MATLAB is required; experience with databases or data-management tools is a bonus.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

Personal Fit

  • Open, pragmatic, result-oriented team player
  • Willingness to support and challenge, and to be supported and challenged.
  • Disciplined, diligent, and hard-working with an eye for detail.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrable at all levels of a business Enthusiastic, with a high degree of commitment to personal development, and a passion for achieving success.
  • Be willing to uphold company standards, act as a role model, and take ownership.

About Sivers Semiconductors

Sivers Semiconductors is a leader in SatCom, 5G, 6G, Photonics, and Silicon Photonics that drives innovation in global communications and sensor technology.

Our business units, Photonics and Wireless, supply cutting-edge, integrated chips and modules critical for high-performance gigabit wireless and optical networks.

Catering to a broad spectrum of industries from telecommunication to aerospace, we fulfil the increasing demand for computational speed and AI application performance, replacing electric with optical connections for a more sustainable world.

Our wireless solutions are forging paths in advanced SatCom/5G/6G systems, while our photonics expertise is revolutionizing custom semiconductor photonic devices for optical networks and optical sensing, making us a trusted partner to Fortune 100 companies as well as emerging unicorns.