Hybrid Senior Staff Validation Engineer

at Cirrus Logic

• Job title: Senior Staff Validation Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Austin, United States

About the role

• Senior Staff Validation Engineer ensuring next-gen mixed-signal processing ICs meet performance standards. Join Cirrus Logic and shape the future of audio and power management technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive validation plans for IP and chip-level test cases based on datasheets and collaboration with design and systems engineers.
• Participate in design and architecture reviews, recommending Design-for-Validation (DFV) hooks to maximize coverage.
• Design FPGA emulation and silicon validation boards, and review layouts before fabrication.
• Build automation frameworks and scripts (Python, C, etc.) to streamline validation and regression testing.
• Execute pre- and post-silicon tests on lab benches to verify functionality and performance.
• Expand test coverage across multiple products and firmware releases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Analyze test results using tools like Spotfire or JMP and assist in debugging ATE test issues.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 10+ years of experience, or MS with 7+ years.
• Experience in FPGA-based emulation, pre/post-silicon validation, and mixed-signal IP design/validation.
• Proficiency with automation and scripting (Python, C, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, analyzers).
• Strong knowledge of analog/digital design, power electronics, and mixed-signal building blocks (ADCs, DACs, PLLs, amplifiers, LDOs, SMPSs).
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and excellent problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Cirrus Logic strives to select the best qualified applicant for any opening.
• Different approaches, ideas and points of view are both valued and respected.
• Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.