Cirrus Logic

Senior Staff Validation Engineer

Cirrus Logic

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Austin • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • 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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
FPGA emulationpre-silicon validationpost-silicon validationmixed-signal IP designautomation scriptingPythonCanalog designdigital designpower electronics
Soft Skills
self-motivateddetail-orientedproblem-solvingtechnical guidancecollaboration
Certifications
BS in Electrical EngineeringBS in Computer EngineeringMS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Computer Engineering