Staff Validation Engineer - Wireless Radio Lead
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead post-silicon validation, characterization, and optimization of Bluetooth® Low Energy and other wireless radio subsystems for Ambiq's next-generation ultra-low-power SoCs. Define wireless validation methodologies, regression strategies, and automated test frameworks. Develop embedded firmware, software tools, and automation for RF validation, PHY characterization, and radio performance analysis. Design and execute validation plans covering RF performance, sensitivity, transmit power, coexistence, and power consumption. Develop validation hardware and laboratory infrastructure for RF characterization and compliance testing. Collaborate with Architecture, RF Design, Analog Design, Firmware, Systems Engineering, and Product Engineering to debug and optimize wireless performance. Analyze complex RF, analog, digital, and system-level issues to improve product performance, yield, and robustness. Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in wireless validation methodologies and best practices. This role is on-site 5 days a week in NW Austin.
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in wireless radio validation, RF characterization, or embedded wireless system development
- Strong understanding of Bluetooth® Low Energy radio architecture, RF fundamentals, and mixed-signal SoCs
- Experience developing embedded firmware and validation automation using C/C++, Python, TCL, or similar languages
- Hands-on experience with RF laboratory equipment, including spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers/generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
- Experience with RF characterization, antenna performance, impedance matching, and wireless compliance testing
- Strong understanding of embedded systems, ARM-based SoCs, and low-power wireless architectures
- Proven ability to analyze and debug complex RF, analog, digital, and system-level issues
- Experience validating ultra-low-power wireless SoCs for edge AI or IoT applications
- Familiarity with Bluetooth LE Audio, Matter, Thread, IEEE 802.15.4, or Wi-Fi technologies
- Experience with RF coexistence, power optimization, and wireless protocol performance analysis
- Experience with production test correlation, statistical characterization, and silicon debug
- Experience developing reusable validation infrastructure and automated RF test environments
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer
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