Staff Applications HW Engineer - Low-Power & Wearables

Ambiq-Micro,-Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambiq is seeking a Staff Applications Hardware Engineer to drive development of internal and customer evaluation hardware. You will collaborate with software, design, and field teams to deliver low-friction solutions for evaluating SoC performance and power, with strong emphasis on battery-powered wearables and consumer electronics.

The role requires extensive PCB design expertise, ARM-based debugging experience, and hands-on lab work with test equipment.

Qualifications

• MS in ECE with 6+ years of experience or BS in ECE with 8+ years
• 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

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, knowledge base articles, and hardware design guidelines
• Assist customers with the use of AmbiqSDK and hardware platforms

Skills

PCB development

Low-power design

Hardware debugging

Embedded software debugging

Customer support

Education

MS in ECE

BS in ECE

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence

ARM IDEs (Keil/IAR/Eclipse)

Job description

Ambiq is seeking a Staff Applications Hardware Engineer to drive development of internal and customer evaluation hardware. You will collaborate with software, design, and field teams to deliver low-friction solutions for evaluating SoC performance and power, with strong emphasis on battery-powered wearables and consumer electronics.

The role requires extensive PCB design expertise, ARM-based debugging experience, and hands-on lab work with test equipment.