Job Description

Cirrus Logic's Mixed Signal Product Division is seeking an experienced Hardware Applications Engineer to join our high performance team of engineers supporting our boosted audio amplifier products. You will play a key role in getting design wins in laptops, mobile products, and more.

Responsibilities

• Win and maintain customer account by providing direct engineering support for Cirrus Logic customers and field application engineers
• Support the design and review of customers PCB schematics and layouts
• Execute customer-application focused data collection and circuit analysis
• Lead the design of the customer development boards required for the productization of new audio amplifier products
• Develop customer collateral such as application notes and tech reports
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross functional teams around the world to support customer requests. This includes working with IC Design engineers, Systems engineers, Validation engineers, Test Engineers, Software engineers, and others
• Partner with Marketing and Field teams to promote new products during customer visits and conferences
• Lead customer and field team technical trainings
• Autonomously handle and prioritize tasks with strong sense of ownership and high sense of urgency

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• BS in Electrical Engineering, MS preferred, with 5+ years experience in the acoustic industry
• Experience with audio amplifiers and power electronics
• Proven experience debugging customer system level issues
• Experience with circuit board schematic and layout design
• Strong hands-on experience analyzing and evaluating audio products with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, Audio Precision analyzers, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers
• Strong ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing
• Proven experience debugging customer issues
• Demonstrated aptitude in understanding of various industry interface standards such as I2C, SPI, I2S or high speed control/data bus
• Familiarity with scripting/programming language such as Python or similar
• Effective interpersonal skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Understand audio signal processing algorithms and techniques
• Experience with audio analysis software, MATLAB, and/or Excel mathematical analysis
• Experience working with cross functional teams and customer
• Experience with the requirements of the PC and mobile markets
• Proficient in writing MATLAB and Python scripts
• Extensive experience debugging hardware and software issues
• Passion for Audio technology
• Proven experience working in a fast paced environment