At Cirrus Logic, mixed-signal engineering drives our company. We develop high-performance, low-power signal processing solutions in audio, voice and haptics, delivering innovative end-user experiences and solving difficult challenges for new generations of mobile and consumer devices. While breaking the innovation barrier, we’ve also built an award-winning company culture, thanks to our extraordinary workforce and our ongoing efforts to champion and promote diversity, as well as our principles of equality and fairness in the workplace. Do you enjoy working alongside the industry's top engineers and solving sophisticated challenges for the world's top consumer brands? Join our team and help us continue to make this an exceptional place to work!
The Applications Engineer Rotation Program is a 24-month program intended to accelerate your knowledge and understanding of the role applications engineers play at Cirrus Logic. It gives context and supports your growth into a well-rounded engineer skilled in supporting the design challenges our customers face. The program includes 3 rotations: 2 in different assignments as an applications engineer and 1 in a technical role in one of the many groups that interact and collaborate with Applications Engineers.
At the end of the program, you will become a member of the Cirrus Logic 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 audio business and ensuring that our customers can easily and effectively integrate our devices into their end products.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct engineering support for Cirrus Logic customers and field personnel
- Develop reference designs and demonstration platforms
- Develop application notes, white papers, demo-boards, and reference-design manuals
- Develop firmware and RTL modules for customer reference and demonstration
- Implement customer-application focused data collection and circuit analysis
- Collaborate and communicate closely with IC Design Engineers, Systems Engineers and Validation Engineers to understand and define design requirements and customer use cases
- Autonomously manage tasks and priorities
- Travel approximately 2 weeks per year, domestically and abroad
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with a GPA 3.5 or higher
- Mixed-signal hardware and audio-related backgrounds are strongly preferred
- Familiarity with scripting/programming languages such as Verilog, C, Python, MATLAB or similar
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, audio analyzers, logic analyzers or spectrum analyzers
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Minimum 3.5 GPA
- Familiarity with Verilog, C, Python, MATLAB, or similar programming and scripting languages
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, signal generators, audio analyzers, logic analyzers, or spectrum analyzers
- Mixed-signal hardware and audio-related background
- Ability to access technical data without Cirrus Logic obtaining an export license
Cirrus Logic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cirrus Logic and has not been reviewed or approved by Cirrus Logic.
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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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