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You will design and build prototypes, develop laboratory set ups, run experiments, analyse data, and translate results into practical recommendations. Your work will help internal teams and customers understand how Cirrus Logic products and technologies could support robotics and other emerging applications.\nKey Responsibilities:\nDesign, build and maintain proof of concepts, prototypes and laboratory setups for new applications and technologies.\nCoordinate third-party prototyping houses, mechanical design services, and software providers to deliver proof-of-concept projects.\nPlan and run experiments, including measurement, debug and data capture.\nAnalyse results and communicate clear conclusions, limitations and recommendations.\nWork with systems engineering, design, applications and marketing teams to understand customer systems, perform basic teardowns and assess technical challenges.\nSupport technical customer discussions with data, demonstrations and practical insight.\nExplain how device-level capabilities, limitations and trade-offs affect the wider system.\nImprove lab capability by making experiments more repeatable, efficient and informative, and document useful outputs such as test reports, reference setups and technical notes.\nRequired Skills and Qualifications:\nWe are interested in evidence of the following capabilities. You do not need to meet every preferred criteria to apply.\nPrior practical experience working with electronics or hardware in a professional laboratory, test or prototyping environment.\nExperience building or modifying bench setups, prototype circuits or evaluation hardware.\nExperience with PCB design, schematic capture or rapid prototyping.\nExperience using some common laboratory equipment, such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, signal generators or power-measurement tools.\nAbility to collect, interpret and explain technical data clearly, in writing and in conversation.\nFamiliarity with data capture, scripting or automation for laboratory work.\nAbility to take a structured approach to open-ended problems and decide what to investigate next.\nAbility to work collaboratively with engineering, applications and marketing colleagues.\nInterest in applying electronics and hardware to robotics or other emerging applications. Previous robotics or related experience is helpful but not essential.\nPreferred Skills and Qualifications:\nBEng or MEng degree in electronics engineering or a related discipline is preferred. 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