Sr. Engineer - Analog Validation

The role

The Senior Analog Validation Engineer performs post-silicon validation and characterization of analog and mixed-signal subsystems within ultra-low-power SoCs. This role involves developing validation plans, automating measurements, and debugging interactions between analog, digital, firmware, and power management subsystems.

What you will do

• Develop and execute post-silicon validation plans for analog and mixed-signal SoC subsystems.
• Characterize analog IP across process, voltage, temperature, operating modes, and silicon margins.
• Validate performance of analog blocks such as ADCs, DACs, comparators, oscillators, PLLs, references, sensors, regulators, and power management circuits.
• Develop automated test software, embedded firmware, data logging, analysis, and report-generation tools.
• Perform detailed analysis of analog performance including accuracy, linearity, noise, offset, gain, timing, stability, frequency response, and power consumption.
• Correlate silicon results with design expectations, simulation, ATE, and production test data.
• Debug complex SoC-level issues involving interactions between analog, digital, firmware, clocks, power management, and board-level hardware.
• Support validation hardware, test board development, lab setup, instrumentation, and characterization infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve test coverage, product robustness, yield, and production readiness.

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in post-silicon validation, analog characterization, mixed-signal validation, or related semiconductor development.
• Strong understanding of analog and mixed-signal circuit behavior and measurement techniques.
• Hands-on experience validating integrated analog blocks such as ADCs, DACs, oscillators, PLLs, references, regulators, or sensor interfaces.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, precision DMMs, source measurement units, power supplies, and low-current measurement equipment.
• Experience developing automation using Python, Tcl, C/C++, or similar languages.
• Experience with embedded firmware development and ARM-based MCU or SoC platforms.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to independently debug complex silicon and system-level issues

Nice to have

• Experience with ultra-low-power SoCs and advanced power management architectures.
• Experience with high-resolution ADC characterization, clocking circuits, PLLs, oscillators, references, and voltage regulation.
• Experience with PVT characterization, shmoo testing, statistical analysis, and specification limit development.
• Experience correlating bench characterization with ATE and production test results.
• Experience with noise analysis, signal integrity, board-level analog design, and precision measurement techniques.
• Familiarity with automated characterization frameworks, Linux development environments, Git, and structured data analysis workflows.

Before you apply

• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
• We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.

About the company

Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere by powering the AI edge revolution with low-power semiconductor solutions. Since 2010, they have shipped over 300 million units to customers building wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.