Application Engineer - Piezo MEMS Audio Systems

xMEMS Labs; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for advancement

401(k)

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Free food & snacks

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Stock options plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

xMEMS Labs is seeking an Application Engineer in Santa Clara to support customer integration, platform development, and performance optimization of Piezo‑MEMS micro speaker solutions. The role blends hardware lab work with direct customer engagement and field applications collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with mixed‑signal audio hardware, strong fundamentals in acoustics, and excellent verbal and written communication skills to drive design‑in and field deployment across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 1+ years in electronics industry with mixed-signal audio hardware background or strong hands-on project/research/internship experience.
• Interest in and aptitude for customer-facing work with clear verbal and written communication skills.
• Hands-on experience with schematic entry and PCB layout concepts; Cadence or Altium preferred.
• Lab experience using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, logic analyzers, and related bench equipment.
• Working knowledge of acoustic fundamentals, transducers, and audio system performance validation.
• Experience debugging electrical and acoustic hardware issues in hands-on development environment.
• Ability to read, write, and work from detailed technical specifications.
• Ability to collaborate with mechanical, DSP, acoustic, and third-party engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct engineering support to key customers, ODM/CM partners, and Field Applications Engineers during design‑in, validation, and commercialization.
• Develop and support xMEMS hardware platforms, including schematic design, PCB design, and firmware development.
• Characterize, validate, and debug electrical and acoustic system performance.
• Perform electrical assembly, soldering, and bring‑up of demo and evaluation systems.
• Support acoustic system tuning and performance optimization for micro speaker modules and related audio platforms.
• Conduct lab measurements and validation, including SPL, THD, frequency response, and electrical signal integrity.
• Troubleshoot field and customer issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive issue resolution across hardware and system levels.
• Collaborate closely with IC design engineers to define design requirements based on customer use cases and system needs.
• Work cross‑functionally with mechanical, DSP, acoustic, product, and test engineers to support product development and customer deployment.
• Develop technical collateral including datasheets, application notes, integration guides, reference designs, and technical articles.
• Support technical communication with customers through clear verbal, written, and specification‑level documentation.

Skills

Customer-facing

Hands-on hardware

Lab debugging

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics

Master or higher degree welcome

Tools

Cadence

Altium

Job description

xMEMS Labs is seeking an Application Engineer in Santa Clara to support customer integration, platform development, and performance optimization of Piezo‑MEMS micro speaker solutions. The role blends hardware lab work with direct customer engagement and field applications collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with mixed‑signal audio hardware, strong fundamentals in acoustics, and excellent verbal and written communication skills to drive design‑in and field deployment across