Staff Applications Hardware Engineer

Austin HQfull timeOn Site

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senior

H1B: no

Ambiqmicroinc Staff Applications Hardware Engineer at Ambiq drives development of internal and customer-facing evaluation hardware. Collaborates with software, design, and field engineering teams to deliver low friction solutions for SoC performance and power evaluation.

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

Qualification

Required

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