Hardware Applications Engineer (GP-64000987) - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 31 March 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Hardware Applications Engineer in the PC Division acts as the primary technical bridge between codec and amplifier silicon and PC industry customers. The position focuses on audio solutions in laptops, desktops, and related systems.
What you'll do
- Drive the adoption of Cirrus Logic products by serving as the primary engineering consultant for customers and Field Application Engineers (FAEs). - Lead circuit analysis, data collection, and hardware debug to resolve system-level integration challenges, travelling to customer sites as needed. - Execute technical reviews of customer PCB schematics and layouts to ensure component performance and integration. - Lead the Applications role in the definition and release of new devices, creating application notes, reference schematics, and user guides. - Design and perform schematic capture of internal and external customer development boards while collaborating with software teams on tools and utilities. - Deliver technical training sessions for customer engineering teams and internal FAEs while collaborating across silicon, firmware, and Product Marketing teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of hands-on experience in the acoustic/semiconductor industry, specifically with amplifiers, codecs, or related mixed-signal audio technology. - Proven experience with printed circuit board (PCB) schematic capture and layout design, including critical component selection. - Demonstrated aptitude and understanding of industry interface standards, including SoundWire, I2S, TDM, and I2C/SPI. - Strong experience analyzing and evaluating audio products with lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, signal generators, Audio Precision analyzers, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers. - Track record of debugging customer system-level hardware, software, and firmware integration issues. - Familiarity with a scripting or programming language such as Python for automation and data analysis, along with the ability to travel to customer sites.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering. - Direct experience with the specific requirements, qualification processes, and ecosystem of the PC market (laptops, desktops, accessories). - Understanding of audio signal processing algorithms and techniques. - Experience utilizing audio analysis software, MATLAB, Python, and/or Excel for mathematical analysis of performance data.
Skills: customer design leadership, system integration & debug, PCB design review, lab equipment, mixed-signal audio technology