IC Design - Winter/Spring Co-Op (Jan '26 - June '26)

The Diversified Analog Solutions team located in Andover, MA, is home to our design center for WLAN applications and has a challenging opportunity for a University Student available for a 6-month work term. Skyworks is looking for a Winter/Spring 2026 Co-Op (January 2026 - June 2026). The candidate should have knowledge of semiconductors, analog circuits, and RF design fundamentals. They should have a basic understanding of RF designs, such as PA, LNA, and switches, as well as analog blocks like bias and bandgap. Understanding design parameters such as gain, noise, non-linearity, S-parameters, and stability, as well as familiarity with design tools like ADS/Cadence, is required. Exposure to a lab testing setup and environment, including commonly used test equipment like a network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, frequency generator, and noise figure meter, will be useful as well.

The Co-Op student will work closely with a group of PA and LNA design mentors in the development of ICs and modules that have stand-alone or integrated PA cores, LNA cores, RF switches, attenuators, bias controllers, and various RF functional blocks for WLAN applications.

Term: Winter/Spring 2026 Co-Op (January 2026 - June 2026)

The candidate will have the following job responsibilities:

• Simulating/validating performance across supply, temperature, and frequency.
• Block-level design and simulation to understand the circuits that are being measured, and correlating measurements with the simulation
• Creating compliance matrices against spec, plotting results, and presenting a results summary.
• Tuning RF front-end modules in the lab, including impedance matching.
• Evaluating RF parameters like Small Signal, Harmonics, DEVM, IP3, NF, Settling Time, etc.

• Must be currently enrolled in a BS or MS program studying Electrical Engineering.
• Must be available to work onsite full-time January - June 2026.
• Must have completed at least one RF/Microwave Electronics course.
• Experience in presenting materials for design/data review.
• Good communication, organization, and documentation skills.
• Knowledgeable in the use of a Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, RF Generator, Power Meter, and Oscilloscope.
• Desirable knowledge/experience includes familiarity with Agilent ADS and/or Cadence Spectre/RF simulation tools, Cadence Virtuoso IC Layout, and Momentum.

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