Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute bench level tests according the validation plan during pre-silicon and post-silicon phases to ensure product meets functionality and performance as per the datasheet
• Think beyond the datasheet and around design corners to find elusive bugs
• Develop validation plans for IP and chip-level test cases from datasheet and in consultation with design and systems engineers
• Develop test cases and customer usage models that may violate the assumptions of designers and systems engineers
• Develop automated test framework, regression test suites in Python, MATLAB and/or LabVIEW to optimize validation efficiency
• Work with validation peers to implement standard methodologies and continuous improvements to Cirrus Logic validation methodologies
• Collaborate closely with IC Design engineers, System engineers and Application engineers to understand requirements and use cases
• Perform circuit simulation to support board design
• Design PCB schematics and collaborate with layout engineers to review board layouts before being released for fabrication
• Debug analog/digital silicon issues, board issues and Validation software/hardware tools issues
• Analyse test results and identify failures/defects using business intelligence tools such as Spotfire

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Electronics, Computer Science or other related subject areas, and/or relevant proven experience in a related field
• Proven background in areas such as FPGA-based emulation, synthesis, Verilog, pre and/or post silicon validation, mixed-signal IP block design/validation, audio related signal processing and algorithm, validation related automation framework
• Solid hands-on experience in lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, audio analyzers, logic analysers, spectrum analysers for measurement and debugging issues
• Sound electrical engineering knowledge in analog, digital, power electronics or audio engineering. This includes mixed signal building blocks such as ADC, DAC, PLLs, amplifiers, signal processing and measurement, IC control/communication protocols
• Self-motivated with excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail - you will need to understand silicon, board and software interactions
• A highly driven approach to problem solving

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience in areas such as post silicon validation, mixed-signal IP block design/validation, audio related signal processing, power management and algorithm, validation related automation framework
• Experience using simulation tools such as LTSpice to support circuit design
• Experience in various automation framework hardware tools (FPGA, DSP, NI Data Acquisition) or software tools/languages (Scripting languages such as C and Python, SQL, test sequencers such as NI Teststand, Spotfire, schematic capture tools)
• Shown Proficiency in system understanding of various industry interface standards such as I2C, SPI, USB, I2S, TDM or high-speed control/data bus as example
• Experience in version control tools such as Git, SVN and Perforce