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Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.\nOur cross-functional teams span design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore. We move fast, tackle hard problems, and create space for people to grow through complex, meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.\nWe're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.\nAt Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.\nIf that's you, join us - the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.\nThis role will be on-site 5 days a week in NW Austin.\nPosition Overview\nThe Senior Analog Validation Engineer is responsible for post-silicon validation and characterization of analog and mixed-signal subsystems within Ambiq’s ultra-low-power SoCs.\nThis role will develop and execute analog validation plans, characterize silicon performance across process, voltage, and temperature, automate precision measurement and data analysis, and debug complex interactions between analog, digital, firmware, and power management subsystems.\nThe successful candidate will work closely with Analog Design, Digital Design, Verification, Firmware, Systems Engineering, Product Engineering, and ATE teams to ensure analog IP meets performance targets, specification limits, and product requirements from first silicon through production\nResponsibilities\nDevelop and execute post-silicon validation plans for analog and mixed-signal SoC subsystems.\nCharacterize analog IP across process, voltage, temperature, operating modes, and silicon margins.\nValidate performance of analog blocks such as ADCs, DACs, comparators, oscillators, PLLs, references, sensors, regulators, and power management circuits.\nDevelop automated test software, embedded firmware, data logging, analysis, and report-generation tools.\nPerform detailed analysis of analog performance including accuracy, linearity, noise, offset, gain, timing, stability, frequency response, and power consumption.\nCorrelate silicon results with design expectations, simulation, ATE, and production test data.\nDebug complex SoC-level issues involving interactions between analog, digital, firmware, clocks, power management, and board-level hardware.\nSupport validation hardware, test board development, lab setup, instrumentation, and characterization infrastructure.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to improve test coverage, product robustness, yield, and production readiness.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.\n5+ years of experience in post-silicon validation, analog characterization, mixed-signal validation, or related semiconductor development.\nStrong understanding of analog and mixed-signal circuit behavior and measurement techniques.\nHands-on experience validating integrated analog blocks such as ADCs, DACs, oscillators, PLLs, references, regulators, or sensor interfaces.\nExperience with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, precision DMMs, source measurement units, power supplies, and low-current measurement equipment.\nExperience developing automation using Python, Tcl, C/C++, or similar languages.\nExperience with embedded firmware development and ARM-based MCU or SoC platforms.\nStrong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to independently debug complex silicon and system-level issues\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with ultra-low-power SoCs and advanced power management architectures.\nExperience with high-resolution ADC characterization, clocking circuits, PLLs, oscillators, references, and voltage regulation.\nExperience with PVT characterization, shmoo testing, statistical analysis, and specification limit development.\nExperience correlating bench characterization with ATE and production test results.\nExperience with noise analysis, signal integrity, board-level analog design, and precision measurement techniques.\nFamiliarity with automated characterization frameworks, Linux development environments, Git, and structured data analysis workflows.\nMust be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. 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