What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Engineer position at Cirrus Logic?
For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn't do it without our extraordinary workforce - and that's where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!
You'll be responsible for working with product development teams to develop and test technology targeted for Cirrus Logic ICs. Candidate will be responsible for working with all aspects of battery power technology including supporting R&D teams in research and algorithm development, testing, data collection and analysis, competitive analysis, and board development.
You'll be involved with working with Cirrus ICs and development platforms for the purpose of testing, demonstrating and promoting Cirrus Logic ICs in the battery power and audio processing spaces.
Required Skills
- BS EE or MS EE or equivalent experience with focus in power
- 5 years working with battery power related technologies including charging, gauging and testing
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral, with ability to build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, customers, and industry organizations
- Innovative, creative, lateral thinker with excellent attention to detail, strong quality ethic, and passion to win
- Excellent documentation skills and a strong appreciation for the need for documentation.
- Experience working with and programming embedded microcontrollers and / or single-board computers (e.g., Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ATTiny) for making custom test hardware controllers or interfaces.
- Experience with audio related electronics (codecs, filters, etc.)
- Experience designing analog and digital electronic circuits
- Experience with laboratory test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, meters, etc.)
- A strong desire to work in the lab with prototype or custom electronic hardware and the tenacity and determination to make these systems work.
- Excellent customer-service attitude, whether the customer is internal or external to the company. This requires excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills that engage the other party and determine what is really needed even if the requestor is unable to articulate it clearly.
- Excellent circuit debugging skill and laboratory data analysis skills.
Desired Skills
Diversity drives innovation at Cirrus Logic. Different approaches, ideas and points of view are both valued and respected, and employees are rewarded for their skills, experience and performance. Additionally, Cirrus Logic is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, pregnancy status, marital status, gender, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
