Senior Validation and Characterization Engineer

🕒 January 22

🏢🏡 Austin – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

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Cirrus Logic

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🛍️ eCommerce

🥽 AR/VR

💰 $235k Debt Financing on 2016-02

Hardware • eCommerce • AR/VR

Cirrus Logic is a leader in low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing and audio solutions. The company provides a wide range of audio products, including codecs, amplifiers, and converters, primarily for consumer electronics such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearables. With extensive expertise in high-performance mixed-signal design, Cirrus Logic also explores applications in haptic technology and various power-related products.

📋 Description

• Lead silicon validation and characterization for mixed-signal ICs from first silicon through production release. • Define validation strategies, test plans, and coverage for complex analog, digital, and mixed-signal blocks. • Design and develop automated validation test environments using lab instrumentation and PXI-based systems. • Develop and maintain software frameworks and scripts for validation, characterization, and regression testing (Python preferred). • Design silicon validation boards; review schematics and layouts prior to fabrication. • Perform detailed data analysis to evaluate performance, margin, robustness, and corner conditions. • Collaborate closely with IC design, systems, product test, applications, and reliability teams to debug silicon issues and drive root-cause analysis. • Support correlation between validation, characterization, and production test, helping define test limits and guardbands. • Contribute to continuous improvement of validation methodologies, documentation practices, and lab efficiency. • Communicate results clearly through documentation, presentations, and cross-functional design reviews. • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

🎯 Requirements

• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of relevant industry experience, or MS with 3+ years. • Strong hands-on experience with silicon validation, characterization, or post-silicon debug of mixed-signal ICs. • Solid understanding of mixed-signal circuit blocks such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs, amplifiers, regulators, and sensors. • Experience developing automated test software and scripts (Python preferred). • Familiarity with lab and PXI-based instrumentation (NI PXIe, oscilloscopes, signal generators, audio analyzers, etc.). • Experience analyzing large datasets and presenting results using tools such as Excel, JMP, or Spotfire. • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex hardware/software interactions. • Excellent communication skills and experience working cross-functionally with design and test teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• Award-winning culture • Foundation of inclusion and fairness • Meaningful community engagement • Enjoyable employee experiences