Staff Applications Hardware Engineer

Ambiq Micro, Inc. • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Ambiq is seeking a Staff Applications Hardware Engineer to drive the development of both internal and customer-facing evaluation hardware. This role involves close collaboration with software development, design engineering, and field engineering teams to create low-friction solutions for evaluating Ambiq's SoC performance and power. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in PCB development for battery-operated consumer electronics, particularly wearable devices, and expertise in developing and debugging on ARM-based platforms with a focus on low-power designs. Responsibilities include debugging SoC-level issues, supporting field engineers with component and board-related customer issues, and contributing to customer-facing documentation like Application Notes and Hardware Design Guidelines.

Requirements

• MS in ECE and 6+ years of experience or BS ECE with 8+ years of experience
• Experience with hardware architecture design, component placement, layout, manufacturing test, system bring-up and testing.
• Experience designing PCB schematics and layout using Altium Designer, Cadence, or similar PCB design software
• Experience with MCU peripherals including SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, MIPI, USB, I2S and PDM.
• Experience with controlled impedance and high-speed interface PCB layout
• Experience working hands-on in the lab and using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
• Excellent problem-solving skills dealing with complex system level issues related to HW/SW debug
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with wearable devices is a definite plus.
• Experience with at least one MCU IDE from ARM, Keil, IAR, Eclipse or other is a plus

Responsibilities

• PCB hardware architecture, design, development, and testing
• Collaborate with internal engineering and validation teams to analyze and debug complex system level issues and develop solutions
• Conduct customer hardware design reviews, help debug customer hardware issues, bridge the communication between field and engineering teams, and manage issue status tracking.
• Assist with the design, debug, and testing of embedded microcontroller software drivers, algorithms, application code, board support packages, automated scripts, and design test cases to provide the required functionality to end customers
• Develop manufacturing test procedures and hardware for board builds overseas
• Create application notes, knowledgebase articles, and hardware design guidelines
• Assist customers with the use of Ambiq SDK and hardware platforms

What This Job Offers

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