Job Description

For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!

The opportunity

Cirrus Logic builds mixed-signal products that power audio and power-management experiences for leading consumer brands. We’re looking for a Senior Validation & Characterization Engineer to join our Austin team and take a hands-on role bringing complex ICs from first silicon to production release.

You’ll work across lab validation, automation, data analysis, and silicon debug, partnering with design, systems, product test, applications, and reliability teams. Our products span audio CODECs, amplifiers, haptics and sensing, power delivery, and battery management.

What you'll do

What you’ll bring

• A bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Hands-on experience with silicon validation, characterization, or post-silicon debug of mixed-signal ICs.
• Understanding of mixed-signal blocks such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs, amplifiers, regulators, and sensors.
• Experience developing automated test software; Python is preferred.
• Experience using lab instrumentation; familiarity with PXI-based systems is a plus.
• Effective data-analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills and experience working across engineering teams.

Helpful experience

Export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit candidates who are nationals of certain embargoed countries from working in this position without Cirrus Logic first obtaining an export license. Candidates for this role must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license. We are unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role.

Cirrus Logic strives to select the best qualified applicant for any opening. Different approaches, ideas and points of view are both valued and respected. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.