Applications Engineer

Cirrus Logic • Austin, TX

10d

About The Position

Cirrus Logic is seeking an Applications Engineer to join its Applications Engineering team, supporting the development and launch of Power and Mixed-Signal products. The role helps customers integrate Cirrus Logic devices into end products and contributes to next-generation devices for the company's power and battery management business. It involves customer and field engineering support, development of reference designs and demonstration platforms, technical documentation, circuit analysis, and debugging analog and digital silicon issues. The engineer works closely with tier-1 customers and internal marketing and engineering teams, manages tasks and project priorities, and travels approximately two weeks per year, domestically and internationally.

Requirements

• BSEE with at least 2 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, or an MSEE.
• Experience with integrated DC-to-DC switching buck and/or boost converters, battery chargers, and mixed-signal circuits for portable or power electronic products.
• Demonstrated aptitude in understanding systems that use industry interface standards such as I2C, SPI, USB, UART, I2S, and SPMI.
• Experience in component selection and schematic entry, and knowledge of PCB layout design.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, or similar.
• Extensive hands-on experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, audio analyzers, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
• A dynamic, driven personality with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work across functional groups and organizations.
• Authorization to work for any employer in the U.S.; the company is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
• Ability to access technical data without requiring an export license; the company is unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with embedded C/C++ programming.
• Self-motivation, excellent problem-solving skills, and attention to detail, including the ability to understand silicon, board, and software interactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct engineering support for Cirrus Logic customers and field personnel.
• Develop reference designs and demonstration platforms.
• Develop application notes, white papers, demo-board manuals, and reference-design manuals.
• Perform customer-application-focused data collection and circuit analysis.
• Debug analog and digital silicon issues.
• Collaborate and communicate with tier-1 customers, marketing, and internal engineering teams to understand requirements and use cases and contribute to next-generation product definition.
• Manage tasks and priorities autonomously, including communicating project status across functions.
• Travel approximately two weeks per year, domestically and abroad.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level