This position is part of the Applications Engineering team that is focused on bringing leading edge Mixed Signal Audio devices to market. You will play a fundamental role in bringing to market next-generation devices for Cirrus’ growing mixed signal business and ensuring that our customers can easily and effectively integrate our devices into their end products.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct engineering support for Cirrus Logic customers and field personnel across the full lifecycle of a product
- Lead customer design-in activities, including system bring-up, debugging, and production issue resolution
- Lead root-cause analysis of complex system-level customer issues across hardware, firmware, and silicon
- Develop application notes, white papers, demo-board, and reference-design manuals
- Develop demonstration platforms and reference designs, using PCB schematic tools and working with layout engineers
- Develop firmware and RTL modules for customer reference and demonstration
- Develop advanced Python code that effectively demonstrates the operation and capabilities of our products
- Execute customer-application focused data collection and circuit analysis
- Contribute to next-generation mixed-signal product definition. Collaborate and communicate closely with IC Design engineers, Systems engineers and Validation engineers to understand and define design requirements and customer use cases. Operate with high autonomy in managing tasks and priorities, including communicating project status cross functionally
- Travel approximately 2 weeks per year, domestically and abroad to support customer bring-up, winning designs, and onsite debugging
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the semiconductor industry
- Demonstrate aptitude in system understanding of various industry interface standards such as I2C, SPI, USB, UART, I2S and high speed control/data bus examples
- Experience in component selection, schematic entry and knowledge of PCB layout design
- Proficiency in scripting/programming language such as Verilog, C, Python, MATLAB or similar
- Proficiency in version control methods and version control systems such as Git
- Solid hands-on experience in lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, audio analyzers, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts to diverse audiences.
- Mixed-signal hardware and audio-related backgrounds are strongly preferred
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the semiconductor industry
- Demonstrate aptitude in system understanding of various industry interface standards
- Experience in component selection, schematic entry and knowledge of PCB layout design
- Proficiency in scripting/programming language such as Verilog, C, Python, MATLAB or similar
- Proficiency in version control methods and version control systems such as Git
- Solid hands-on experience in lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, audio analyzers, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Mixed-signal hardware and audio-related backgrounds
Cirrus Logic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare includes multiple medical, dental and vision options, mental‑health resources, wellness programs, and access to an on‑site clinic in Austin. Feedback suggests these offerings underpin strong total‑rewards sentiment.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs span paid parental leave, fertility/adoption/surrogacy coverage, backup/dependent‑care supports, and a structured flex return. Feedback suggests family‑building depth is a notable strength of the package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation design features semiannual performance bonuses, profit‑sharing, and recognition awards that augment base pay. Feedback suggests these incentives help maintain competitive total compensation in key engineering roles.
Cirrus Logic Insights
What We Do
Cirrus Logic is a leading supplier of low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions for mobile and consumer applications. The company has a robust portfolio of sophisticated low-power products, including boosted amplifiers, smart codecs, camera controllers, haptic driver and sensing solutions, power conversion and control Integrated Circuits, and fast-charging Integrated Circuits. These solutions have innovative technology, software and associated algorithms incorporated. With a strong intellectual property portfolio and extensive mixed-signal expertise, Cirrus Logic is well-positioned to drive innovation and growth in the evolving markets of audio and high-performance mixed-signal processing technologies. We are hiring like crazy! Please visit our careers portal at cirrus.jobs to check out our available openings!
Why Work With Us
Engineering drives our company, and innovation isn’t just encouraged – it’s expected! This is a culture where you get to work with some of the largest, most innovative customers and products on the planet on a daily basis and where everyone is a key contributor to the company’s success. There are no Miltons here!
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