Senior Principal Engineer, RFIC Design

Join Kyocera International, Inc. We’re hiring a Senior Principal Engineer, RFIC Design at our San Diego, CA location!

Join Kyocera International, Inc. We’re hiring a Senior Principal Engineer, RFIC Design at our San Diego, CA location! Join a stable, long-term opportunity where your work matters. We’re hiring a Senior Principal Engineer, RFIC Design to support production and ensure high-quality output in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Pay Range - $ to $ annually (Actual base pay based on factors such as relevant experience, education, market, qualifications, and skills.)

With nearly 80,000 employees globally, Kyocera is a leading manufacturer of high-tech ceramics in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, Medical applications, and semiconductor processing. Our innovative materials are found in everything from smartphones to space shuttles! Check out our profile video!

• Competitive pay, benefits, and hours
• 120 hours of vacation accrued per year to start (that’s 3 weeks/year for regular 8-hour shifts!)
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 401(k) with company match
• Pension
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible schedules
• Tuition reimbursement

We have a long-tenured staff (many with over 30 years of service!), a vital company mission, and an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off to volunteer, paid leave options, tuition reimbursement, an employer-paid Pension and a 401(k) with both Roth and a healthy company match. Our larger locations also feature onsite gyms, walking tracks, exercise rooms, and employee gardens!

We strive to have a diverse workforce from all backgrounds, including minorities, women, and veterans, who bring their experience to support the innovation and quality that Kyocera is known for.

Kyocera International, Inc. also has a robust corporate culture and philosophy based on the experiences and writings of our founder, Dr. Kazuo Inamori, which you can learn more about here:  Our company motto is “Do the right thing as a human being,” and we try to use that motto constantly in our decision-making.

Exempt:
Yes

Leads the development of high-performance RF and mmWave transceiver SoCs, with primary emphasis on SATCOM and radar and application to 5G. The role spans architecture through production across transmitter, receiver, frequency‑synthesis, mixed-signal, beamforming, calibration, control, and power‑management functions. Experience delivering multiple generations of SATCOM and/or radar products is a strong plus.

• Lead the architecture, design, integration, verification, characterization, and commercialization of complete RF/mmWave transceiver ICs and modules for SATCOM terminals and payloads, radar sensors, and 5G systems.
• Perform hands‑on schematic design, simulation, layout, extraction, EM analysis, verification, integration, and silicon validation of critical RF, analog, and mixed-signal blocks and modules.
• Translate system requirements into transceiver, synthesizer, mixed-signal, and array specifications and budgets; allocate margin across IC, package, PCB, antenna, process, voltage, temperature, aging, and calibration, and close performance gaps through analysis and measurement.
• Provide technical leadership for SATCOM and radar front ends, phased arrays, and beamformers; partner with systems, modem, antenna, and signal‑processing teams on waveforms, frequency planning, interference, coexistence, calibration, and system performance.
• Guide RFIC-package- PCB-antenna co-design and lead design, layout, EM, mixed‑signal, verification, and data reviews; establish requirements traceability and signoff criteria while mentoring engineers and…