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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Application Design Engineer - **Company:** Qorvo, Inc. - **Location:** Barcelona, Spain - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Analog Electronics, Data Analysis, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Transistor, Electronic Design Automation, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Cadence Virtuoso, Software Engineering, Digital Access Carrier System, JMP (Statistical Software), Front End Software Development, Spotfire - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.qorvo.com/talentcommunity/apply/1432221100/?locale=en_US ## About the Role * Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering * 5+ years of experience in transistor-level analog IC design * Demonstrated design experience with one or more of: amplifiers, comparators, voltage references/bias circuits, oscillators, ADCs/DACs, or mixed-signal subsystems. * Expert knowledge of Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, and standard analog verification/characterization tools. * Strong fundamentals in analog circuit design, device physics, noise analysis, stability and compensation, and matching/PVT variation analysis. * Hands-on silicon characterization and debug experience. * Experience (or strong interest in) providing applications support, defining design methodology, or otherwise acting as a technical bridge between designers and EDA tools/flows. * Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, with comfort operating as the interface between design teams, internal CAD organizations, and EDA vendors., * Familiarity with RF transceiver and front-end design and their system-level trade-offs/specifications. * End-to-end analog/RFIC development experience from definition through productization. * Experience with AMS verification and digital design/verification flows, and familiarity with tools such as Xcelium, Synopsys HSPICE/PrimeSim, VCS, Keysight ADS, or AWR. * Experience defining enterprise EDA design flows, tool qualification processes, or collaborating with EDA vendors on roadmap development. * Knowledge of EM, package, thermal, or multi-physics simulation. * Familiarity with data analysis/programming tools such as MATLAB, JMP, Spotfire, Python, or ADS AEL. ## Description Hands-On Analog/RF IC Design * Design, simulate, and characterize high-performance analog and mixed-signal building blocks, including precision amplifiers and comparators, voltage references and bias circuits, oscillators and clock generation, ADCs/DACs, power management blocks, and mixed-signal control/calibration circuits. * Own circuits end-to-end from circuit design and simulation through layout oversight, tape-out support, and silicon characterization and debug. * Provide technical design leadership, mentor engineers, and contribute to invention disclosures and technical publications. EDA Applications Engineering & Methodology * Provide day-to-day applications support to RFIC, analog, mixed-signal, and digital design teams on industry-standard EDA tools (Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, and related platforms). * Develop, qualify, and deploy silicon design methodologies and flows spanning custom analog/RF design, AMS verification, digital implementation/verification, modeling, simulation, and silicon correlation. * Translate hands-on design and debug experience into reference flows, PDK enablement, reusable automation, and design best practices that improve first-pass silicon success. * Evaluate, benchmark, and qualify new EDA tools and capabilities; partner directly with EDA vendors to resolve technical issues and influence product roadmaps. * Collaborate cross-functionally with technology, design, CAD, and product engineering teams to raise design productivity and quality. * Deliver training, documentation, and mentoring that raise designer proficiency across RF, analog, mixed-signal, and digital methodologies. ## Related Videos - [Quantum DevOps - Quantum Application Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1441-quantum-devops-quantum-application-development) - [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia) - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Quantum Computing - The tiny and the big challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/934-quantum-computing-the-tiny-and-the-big-challenges) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [The Quantum Leap: Redefining Computing and Its Applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/614-the-quantum-leap-redefining-computing-and-its-applications) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [How to Write a CV and Interview if You Don't Fully Qualify For The Job](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/183-how-to-write-a-cv-and-interview-if-you-don-t-fully-qualify-for-the-job)