Associate Consumer System Applications Engineer

Analog Devices•Wilmington, MA

About The Position

Systems engineering teams at Analog Devices anticipate, uncover, and solve complex customer challenges ahead of product development by applying robust systems engineering methodologies and leveraging Analog Devices’ extensive portfolio of sensing technologies in collaboration with external partners. Join a cutting-edge team at Analog Devices, where you’ll help develop adaptive, personalized, and contextually aware consumer audio technologies. As a Graduate System Applications Engineer, you will work on system integration across embedded consumer platforms, addressing application-level challenges in the low-power consumer audio market.

Requirements

Have or working towards a Bachelor’s in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Embedded Firmware/Software Engineering, or a related field
Experience with ARM/DSP/FPGA/BT/Arduino platforms is a plus
Technical Expertise (knowledge of) Signal processing
Experience with DSP cores and ARM cores is an advantage especially if Audio focused
A keen interest in mixed signal electronics, from both a hardware & software perspective.
Testing and debugging techniques, with proficiency in tools such as oscilloscopes and Wave Form Generators
Knowledge of software languages including C/C# and Python.
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and strong team player
Comfortable with ambiguity and thrive in a multifaceted, cross-functional team with a start-up culture
Enthusiastic about consumer technology, especially in the audio market segment
Ability to travel up to 10% globally (U.S., Europe, Asia)

Nice To Haves

PCB development flow (schematic, layout, manufacturing)
Familiarity with software development tools and flows (e.g., Git, JIRA, Jenkins)
Exposure to machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, Caffe, PyTorch)
Mixed-signal audio chains, specifically analog audio architecture (e.g., ADC, PGA, Class D amplifiers) and performance metrics (e.g., SNR, THD)
Battery management and power topologies for efficient low-power hearables
Bluetooth and wireless protocols, including Wi-Fi and UWB

Responsibilities

Customer engagements throughout the product development cycle—from concept to launch—debugging issues and resolving problems in our application and/or FPGA labs.
Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams (Marketing, Design, Software, Field Applications) and with external partners to deliver complete system solutions.
Deep understanding of market use cases to solve application-level challenges in hearable devices such as TWS earbuds and over-the-head headsets
Translate customer needs into solutions, thinking expansively and using a wide lens to capture both immediate and future requirements
Support verification and validation efforts, including pre-silicon (FPGA systems) and post-silicon testing, to guarantee compliance with requirements
Develop evaluation kits, system designs, and customer-facing collateral such as application notes and demos
Create compelling demos for customer visits and tradeshow events
Provide technical communication and support during customer engagements to ensure success