Manager of Validation Engineering

Cirrus Logic • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!

As a Validation Manager, you will lead, develop and mentor a dedicated team of engineers working on automation and flows for chip validation and characterization. In this role, you will curate methodology used across product development teams and work collaboratively across a driven and focused design team.

Requirements

• Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
• 7+ years of validation experience, with at least 2 years of experience in leadership roles
• Experience with lab management, people management, project management and test bench setup
• Strong debug skills, ability to learn and resolve complex issues
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to lead, mentor, and hire
• Able to handle engineering tasks, on an as needed basis, combining experience in Characterization, Failure Analysis, Test Development, Statistical analysis and Customer Support
• Mixed Signal background with experience in audio and power analysis
• Ability to organize assignments and schedule time to complete work you're doing within established timelines
• Creative problem solver

Nice To Haves

• Mixed-Signal Design & Development experience
• Strong background in circuit design, including analog signal chains, power electronics, and audio signal processing, alongside experience in custom test platform development
• Develop automated test framework, regression test suites in TestStand / Python and/or LabVIEW to optimize validation efficiency
• Develop and work with supporting HW (PXI, FPGA, DSP, ARM, 8051, JTAG, Scopes, debuggers) and SW (Python, C, Assembly, scripts) collaterals
• Develop tests and work on testing platform NI-STS (HSDIO / DSA / bench-top equipment)

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and scale an IC validation engineering team to provide cross-functional technical leadership from product concept to mass production
• Must have a high level of technical expertise to guide and develop technical leads in emulation and validation
• Define KPIs to measure validation metrics and drive efficiency and productivity across the organization
• Drive decisions on test strategies with collaboration between design, systems engineering and product development teams
• Execution of test plans ensuring complete coverage and traceability of feature/system requirements
• Leadership skills in inspiring, driving, and executing results through direct and cross-functional teams
• Communicate clearly and frequently with the direct development teams as well as with the broader cross-functional organization and senior management, to ensure that the technical plan is successfully executed and that business segment objectives are met
• Participate in developing methodologies for chip test and validation from requirements through tape-out
• Contribute towards the continuous development of Tools, Technology and Flows
• Foster a culture of continuous engineering improvement through mentorship, feedback, and metrics
• Develop trainings and documentation, supporting your team and product development
• Collaborate closely with IC Design engineers, Systems engineers and Application Engineers to collaborate in test and validation methodologies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager