Responsible for key account product management and business development for mixed-signal audio solutions. Working directly with strategic customers, this candidate will support the development of new products from concept through production. Key requirements for this role are the ability to work with cross functional engineering teams to define performance and system level requirements, create detailed documentation, and be able to effectively communicate product and program details directly with key customers.  Further, the ideal candidate will work with program management and operations to drive product development goals up to and including production.  
 
A minimum of a BSEE/MSEE and 5-10 years of technical marketing, design, applications/system, or product engineering supporting mixed signal audio CODECs is required.  MBA desired.  Candidate should be a self-starter and willing to work in an independent and flexible work environment. Must be a team player with excellent technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills. Organization and project management skills are essential. Domestic and international travel required. And we expect you not to be weird………
 
 

As a Customer Quality Engineer you will represent Cirrus Logic at tier one customer accounts and act as a customer advocate and liaison to improve customer satisfaction and solve product quality issues. This position will have opportunities to greatly influence quality across the organization through interactions with internal engineering groups, customer engineers, and internal cross functional groups including design, marketing, product test engineering and supply chain.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Product/Test engineers, Failure Analysis, Supplier Quality, Wafer Foundry, and customer engineers  to drive constant improvement in quality levels of Mixed Signal IC’s
• Serve as the customer’s advocate inside Cirrus Logic to drive compliance with all customer quality and reliability requirements and commitments.
• Use internal and external data tools, including testers, test results, data bases, and wafer fab PC data to help identify existing or potential issue.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to attain best-in-class quality standards and be responsible for documenting data for publishing high quality customer reports
• Interact with customer engineers on quality issues and close all issues in a timely manner
• Track customer quality performance, analysis of customer returns and maintain customer documentation database
• Direct customer queries and questionnaires as needed
• Establish systems and processes to enhance responsiveness to customer requirements

Job Qualifications:

• Minimum B.S. (M.S. preferred) in electrical engineering or other related engineering field is required or equivalent work background and experience.
• Familiarity with analog and mixed signal devices
• Must have knowledge and experience with testing of mixed signal devices on Automated Tester Equipment (ATE)
• Must have at least five years of working experience with broad exposure to wafer fab, assembly processes, test processes, product engineering, or quality and reliability engineering
• Understanding of Six Sigma Statistics, Experiment Design and 8D methodology
• Must have project management skills and a track record of successfully leading cross functional teams in 8D and/or quality improvement projects
• Must have a solid understanding of quality system requirements and demonstrated analytical skills to use data driven approaches to solve customer quality 

Senior Signal Processing Digital Design Engineer
 
Responsibilities include

• Design of complex audio signal processing systems from concept to production
• Cutting edge algorithm modeling in C/C++ and Matlab
• Algorithm testing laboratory and in simulation
• Digital system design and verification
• Knowledge of adaptive filters
• Sampling Theory 
• Echo Cancellation
• FFT

 
Required Skills Include

• In depth knowledge of digital design concepts.
• Digital system design using Verilog
• Strong background in Digital Signal Processing concepts
• Logic synthesis, Static Timing Analysis
• Strong communication skills

 
Additionally, skills in the following areas are highly desirable

• Embedded Processor experience
• C/C++ for embedded firmware
• Audio Signal Processing experience

Requires 5+ years of technical experience in digital design and Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Digital Signal Processing.
 

Individual contributor position responsible for product and test aspects of mixed signal ICs. Responsibilities include prototype sample generation, yield enhancement, characterization, qualification, test development, cost reduction, customer returns, and release to offshore test contractors. Candidates will create test software programs and design test hardware for a variety of Automated Test Equipment platforms. Coordination with other functions within the company is a key element of this job.
 
Requires a BSEE 5+ years experience in mixed signal product and test engineering.  Excellent circuit analysis skills and knowledge of Teradyne test platforms strongly preferred.  Must have excellent problem solving and communication skills. Candidates must be self-starters and be able to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment.  Should be familiar with UNIX and C.
 
Must have experience with IGXL and have tested analog ASIC circuits
 
 

Responsible for providing project leadership by working with design, software, applications, test and marketing managers and engineers to create and manage schedules for mixed-signal audio products. Organize and track activities ensuring project successfully completes on time and within budget. Plan and facilitate necessary meetings and reviews. Support and drive continuous improvement of an established product development process (PDP).  Position also expected to maintain project documentation library per ISO requirements.

Prefer a BS or BA degree and 5+ years of project or program management experience in a technical industry.  Candidate must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Should be familiar with project/program management tools such as MS Project, and have experience with product development cycles (concept to production). Specific experience in managing IC and/or software projects and PMP Certification are preferred.
 
 
 
 
 
 

You will be responsible for all aspects of physical implementation from RTL to GDS, including  RTL synthesis, scan stitching, timing constraints creation, Power analysis, chip floor plan, clock distribution, full chip assembly, Timing driven Placement & Route, Static Timing Analysis, timing closure, ECO and tapeout.   Interface with other design groups to ensure time to market and quality of results. You will also participate in design/architecture reviews, establishing & defining physical design methodologies and flow automation.
 
This position requires a BSEE/MSEE and 5+ years industry experience in a Logic design or Physical Design position.  Candidate should preferably have strong knowledge of RTL design and must be familiar with RTL compiler/Design Compiler, ICC/SOC Encounter, Primetime, Conformal LEC, and ATPG. Ideal candidate will also have working knowledge of scan insertion, and ATPG.  Must have good communication, teamwork, and debug/analysis skills for designs, library and technology files.
 

• Development of a product from scratch (i.e. No previous re-usable IP)
• Development of circuits with key un-simulatable performance metrics
• Demonstration of excellent silicon debug skills
• Technical customer communication 
• Mixed signal design skills with a focus on analog CMOS design
• Leadership and motivation of a cross functional team without being their manager
• Strong analysis and problem solving skills
• PhD EE with +10 years in design of mixed signal ICs
   

Responsible for functional verification of mixed-signal audio CODECs. Detailed responsibilities include but are not limited to: verification planning, testbench development, failure analysis and resolution, coverage analysis and population, digital/mixed-signal modeling, directed/constraint-random test generation, and flow development. Candidates must work closely with digital/analog designers, applications engineers and manufacturing test to support both pre-silicon verification and post silicon validation efforts.
 
Skills/Experience – Requires a MSEE/MSCS and 5 years of verification experience preferably in mixed signal products. Strong background with HDLs (e.g. Verilog, VHDL) and HVLs (e.g. SystemVerilog/OVM, UVM, AVM, Vera, e) required. The candidate must have solid scripting skills with Matlab, Perl, Unix/Linux shell, TCL, and must be able to write and debug analog behavioral models in Verilog, Verilog-A, and/or Verilog-AMS. Knowledge of signal processing and Verilog Assertions are also a plus. The proven ability to create, evaluate, debug, and improve a verification process is essential for this position.
 

You will be responsible for the design of digital systems for Cirrus Logic's Audio Products.

Responsibilities Include
- Design of complex audio signal processing systems from concept to production
- System modeling
- Digital system design and verification
- Delivering presentations to other members of the technical staff

Required Skills Include
- In depth knowledge of discrete time signal processing concepts
- Digital system design using Verilog
- Digital system verification
- Logic synthesis and APR
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Technical documentation skills
- Technical presentation skills
Requires 3+ years of technical experience in digital system design and Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
 
 

This position is part of the Emulation and Post-silicon team that is focused on bringing leading edge Mixed Signal Audio chips to market. Cirrus Logic’s Audio chips are focused on enabling an incredible audio experience with highly integrated platform level functionality in terms of performance while driving the industry with lowest power consumption.

You will be responsible for 

• Pre-silicon emulation - Work with Design and FPGA RTL Synthesis team to bring up a pre-silicon full chip FPGA image on a platform level and execute validation test cases to do bug hunting and script readiness
• Post-silicon validation - Execute the validation plan based on datasheet and by thinking around corners of design to find elusive bugs. Able to think of test cases and customer usage model that may violate the assumptions of designers and systems engineers.
• Design validation platform and ensure that the platform has all required validation hooks and aligns to the requirement of the validation plan.
• Work with Design and Systems engineering to come up with a validation plan that covers the functionality of a chip based on the datasheet, and go beyond the datasheet to encompass customer usage model.
• Self-motivation, problem solving and attention to detail are highly valued as you will need to understand silicon, board and software interactions.

Qualifications
The posting is targeted for mid-level to senior level candidates. You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
 
Minimum qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Good exposure to developing a test environment and executing test plans against system level specifications.
• Hands-on lab/debug experience with measurement and debug tools such as DMMs and oscilloscopes.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as MATLAB, C, C++, TCL, PERL, PYTHON or similar.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Audio Precision (AP) to measure audio related measurements.
• Board design experience and hands on experience with schematic capture design tools.
• Solid electrical engineering knowledge in analog, digital, power electronics, low power bus architectures, DSP and audio engineering (Analog and Digital).

As a mixed-signal audio Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for contributing to the Marketing Requirements Document and developing the detailed Design and Test Specifications for new low power mixed-signal data converter ICs for portable audio applications. You will work closely with Cirrus Logic customers and our internal design, applications, validation, marketing, and product-test organizations. 
 
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Tier 1 customers and our Marketing and Design Engineering teams to define system and performance requirements, feature set, and architecture definition for complex IC designs involving digital audio converters (ADC/DAC) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
• Consider all product requirements such as customers' requirements, digital/analog process technologies, packaging options, design/system constraints and trades-offs and propose viable solutions.
• Communicate ideas and specifications to technical audiences (internal and external customers).
• Author, review, and update design specifications (datasheets) and Validation test plans.  
• Participate in architecture reviews, IC-level design reviews and board-level design reviews with design engineering, applications, validation and product test engineers.
• Perform thorough competitive analysis and participate in industry conferences and forums to ensure device compatibility with adopted standards.
• Travel approximately 2 – 5 weeks per year, both domestically and abroad, to interface directly with our customers.
• Autonomously manage competing customer- and project-related priorities.

Qualifications include:
Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits and system-level design fundamentals
• Power electronics, PWM amplifier, or power supply design
• Mixed signal IC definition/design methodology
• Lab, problem-solving, and system-level electrical-circuit debugging
• Embedded firmware and host control development
• Experience with MATLAB for circuit/filter and system-level simulations.
• Digital audio interface technologies and specifications
• Digital audio signal processing theory and algorithm development
• Verilog/RTL coding experience, with emphasis on digital design
• Audio-testing techniques and measurement equipment

Behaviors:

• Strong drive for results
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Analyzes abstract problems and develops straightforward solutions
• Communicates clearly, both verbally and written
• Coordinates team efforts to achieve individual goals
• Easily gains consensus
• Manages time effectively
• Takes projects from concept to completion

Tools/Software/Languages:

• Adobe FrameMaker
• Microsoft Visio
• Audio Precision hardware and software
• Matlab
• Linux/ALSA/Android
• Verilog
• C/C++
• Pearl

Educational and Professional Requirements:
Candidates must possess a BS / MS in Electrical Engineering with 2-5 years experience in architecting, specifying and designing low power, mixed signal components with an Integrated Circuit (IC) provider for portable electronics such as Smartphones, Tablets, Portable Audio Players, Personal Media Players, Digital Cameras or Camcorders.
 
 
 

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated individual to be part of our growing SAP group, working as business analyst with the SAP Quality Management modules and other applications as needed. He/she will be the key contact with the user community in our offices located in Austin, Texas and will be responsible for providing daily support, implementing improvements, as well as participating in larger scale projects. 
Responsibilities:

• Determine business process requirements and drive implementation of application functionality and metrics for Quality and Product Test solutions.
• Conduct workshops to validate the configuration design and explore gap resolution options based on industry best practices and business process reengineering and streamlining.
• Lead change management actions to assure the business smoothly adapts to the new processes supported by SAP QM as well as supporting user procedure documentation.
• Conduct SAP QM training for business participants during the project implementation phases as required.
• Gather, prioritize and plan improvements based on user requests, taking into account overall IT project plans and initiatives.
• Overall support of application and solution needs for Quality and Product Test teams.

Required Skills:

• 5-7 years hands-on, direct experience in SAP implementations in a manufacturing and/or manufacturing support environment.
• Deep Knowledge of the following SAP modules: Quality Planning (QM-PT) including Quality master data; Sample management including Quality Notifications (QM-QN-NT) & Control in Logistics (QM-PT-RP); Procurement (QM-PT-RP-PRC); Inspections (QM-IM); SAP Production Planning (PP) and Materials Management (MM)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.  Facilitation experience for conducting user design and review sessions and running stakeholder agreement meetings.
• Experience in business process design concepts and principles. Ability to produce clearly written and well-organized documentation.
• Independent, detail oriented, but also a strong team player. Proven individual contributor and collaborator.

Other Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; experience may substitute for education requirement
• Expertise in MS Office tools: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio.
• Desire to learn and grow with the organization including taking on new responsibilities and willingness to branch out into other areas.

We are looking for an energetic team player who can design, develop and implement SAP Business Intelligence solutions (BW and Business Objects) supporting the Supply Chain business processes and team..
Responsibilities of the position include:

• Manage the entire project lifecycle from project initiation through production support for Business Intelligence solutions supporting Supply Chain.
• Map Supply Chain reporting requirements to Business Intelligence data models most optimized in supporting those requirements
• Map Supply Chain processes and transactions to data sources, both standard and custom extractors.
• Enable standard and develop custom extractors as necessary to deliver reporting requirements supporting Supply Chain functions.
• Create DSO’s, info-cubes, multi-providers, transformations and other relevant structures in SAP BW.
• Provide production support of Supply Chain reporting requirements.

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge and experience in Supply Chain business processes
• Strong knowledge and experience in SAP PP and MM modules
• Strong knowledge and experience in SAP BW data modeling solutions.
• Strong knowledge and experience in SAP Business Objects tools
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems
• MUST have excellent organizational and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with business users, other business analysts and technical developers.
• Be very proactive and able to work with minimal supervision including ability to manage workload in accordance with set priorities

Other Requirements:

• 7+ years experience utilizing SAP solutions to support Supply Chain business operations, preferably in fabless semiconductor companies.
• Experience in typical project management methodologies such as waterfall and iterative preferred; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus but not required
• Expertise in MS Office tools: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; experience may substitute for education requirement

The Audio Division of Cirrus Logic is looking for an Audio and Acoustics Systems Engineer knowledgeable in the field of transducer properties and modeling, who will be directly responsible for micro speaker measurement, sound enhancement, enclosure design, and reliability testing. This position will work closely with the internal signal processing algorithm and amplifier design teams in developing solutions which optimize SPL levels as well as provide innovative protection mechanisms. 
Requirements include: 

• BSEE degree with 5+ years of experience in speaker measurement, enclosure design and optimization, and reliability testing for consumer electronic devices.
• Understanding of speaker electrical and mechanical dynamics.
• Understanding of speaker small signal and nonlinear models.
• Past experience of using Klippel or other speaker measurement equipment.
• Past experience of using LifeTest or other speaker reliability test equipment.
• Past experience of speaker Weibull analysis and failure mode study.
• Past experience of working with speaker manufacturers in product definition, test and evaluation.
• General lab experience on amplifier and mixed-signal audio circuits.
• Experience with subjective acoustic performance and objective acoustic/audio measurement and analysis.
• Interpret test results and suggest performance improvement recommendations.
• Understanding the technical details of various transducers and the associated applications.
• Must be a self-starter and highly motivated.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills required, both written & verbal.

Skills recognized as a plus:

• Matlab, DSP, and C programming.
• Digital filter design.
• Knowledge of ADC/DAC converter technology and low power mixed signal circuitry.
• Experience in analog and digital PCB design, schematic entry and circuit debug.
• Direct customer engagement in product definition and evaluation.

Cirrus Logic's Mixed Signal Audio Division is seeking highly skilled Analog IC Design Engineers to join our team developing high performance data converter IC's for professional and consumer audio markets. 
 
Responsibilities
In this position you will be responsible for the development of analog and mixed signal circuitry in high performance mixed signal audio processing IC's. You will participate in all aspects of the design including specification, architectural development, transistor level design, layout supervision, chip level verification, and lab validation.
 
Qualifications include:
Strong knowledge of analog integrated circuit design fundamentals
CMOS operational amplifier design skills
Discrete time and continuous time signal processing skills
Expert knowledge in delta sigma data converter design
Transistor and system level simulation skills
Strong lab and silicon validation skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Proven experience taking designs from concept to mass production
 
Educational and Professional Requirements:
Candidates must possess a Master's or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering and 4+ years of professional experience in mixed signal CMOS circuit design.