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Skills: Wireless Radio Validation, RF Characterization, Bluetooth Low Energy, Embedded Firmware, Python
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Company Overview Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions. Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technolog…
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Skills: ATE Test Programming, Mixed-Signal ATE, RF ATE, C, Perl
Company Overview Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions. Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technolog…
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Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted 11d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead the validation, characterization, and optimization of wireless radio subsystems for ultra-low-power SoCs. Define validation methodologies and develop automation frameworks for RF performance and protocol interoperability.
Requirements
Requires a BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with over 8 years of experience in wireless radio validation. Must be proficient in embedded firmware development and hands-on with RF laboratory equipment.
Full job description
Company Overview
Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.
Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology, our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling. Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.
Our 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.
We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.
At Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.
If that's you, join us — the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.
This role will be on-site 5 days a week in NW Austin.
Scope
The Staff Validation Engineer, Wireless Radio Lead is a senior technical individual contributor responsible for leading the validation, characterization, and optimization of wireless radio subsystems for Ambiq's next-generation ultra-low-power SoCs.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Silicon Validation Engineering, this role provides technical leadership for Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth Classic, and IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless technologies (including Zigbee, Thread, and Matter). The engineer will lead RF performance validation, PHY characterization, protocol interoperability, radio power optimization, and system-level debug. Working closely with Architecture, RF Design, Analog Design, Digital Design, Verification, Firmware, Systems Engineering, and Product Engineering, this individual will define validation methodologies, develop automation frameworks, and help deliver industry-leading wireless performance across multiple product families.
Responsibilities
Lead post-silicon validation, characterization, and optimization of Bluetooth® Low Energy and other wireless radio subsystems.
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.
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. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.
Related keywords
Bluetooth Low EnergyBluetooth ClassicIEEE 802.15.4ZigbeeThreadMatterRF PerformancePHY CharacterizationSpectrum AnalyzersVector Signal AnalyzersNetwork AnalyzersOscilloscopesLogic AnalyzersARM-based SoCsEdge AIIoT
Ambiq® was founded in 2010 on the simple yet powerful notion that extremely low-power semiconductors are the key to the future of electronics. Through the use of pioneering ultra-low power technology, innovative companies around the world are developing differentiated solutions that reduce or eliminate the need for batteries, reduce overall system power and maximize industrial design flexibility.
Our mission is to enable intelligence (artificial intelligence (AI) and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions. We enable our customers to deliver artificial intelligence compute at the edge where power consumption challenges are the most profound. Our technology innovations, built on the patented and proprietary subthreshold power optimized technology (SPOT), fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs. We’ve powered over 270 million devices today.
As we see the shift in devices move from “smart” to “AI,” our technology and solutions have evolved to accommodate the power requirements needed to enable feature rich devices that are always on, high performing, secure, accurate, energy efficient, and just as important practical. Our leadership in powering devices made for edge AI has helped technology innovators across wearable, smart home and buildings, industrial, healthcare, and other sectors deliver intelligent devices that can do more while consuming less.
For more information, visit www.ambiq.com.
Offices: 6500 River Place Blvd., Building 7, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78730, US · Room 1906, VIA Technologies Building, 9966, Shennan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518057, CN · 15F -2, No. 8, Ziqiang S. Rd., Hsinchu, Zhubei City Hsinchu County 302044, TW · No. 1308 Lianhua Road, Minhang District, Unit 1207, Building A, Shanghai, 201102, CN · Unit 3905, 10 Marina Boulevard, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Singapore, 018983, SG
Ambiq® was founded in 2010 on the simple yet powerful notion that extremely low-power semiconductors are the key to the future of electronics. Through the use of pioneering ultra-low power technology, innovative companies around the world are developing differentiated solutions that reduce or eliminate the need for batteries, reduce overall system power and maximize industrial design flexibility.
Our mission is to enable intelligence (artificial intelligence (AI) and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions. We enable our customers to deliver artificial intelligence compute at the edge where power consumption challenges are the most profound. Our technology innovations, built on the patented and proprietary subthreshold power optimized technology (SPOT), fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs. We’ve powered over 270 million devices today.
As we see the shift in devices move from “smart” to “AI,” our technology and solutions have evolved to accommodate the power requirements needed to enable feature rich devices that are always on, high performing, secure, accurate, energy efficient, and just as important practical. Our leadership in powering devices made for edge AI has helped technology innovators across wearable, smart home and buildings, industrial, healthcare, and other sectors deliver intelligent devices that can do more while consuming less.
For more information, visit www.ambiq.com.
Offices: 6500 River Place Blvd., Building 7, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78730, US · Room 1906, VIA Technologies Building, 9966, Shennan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518057, CN · 15F -2, No. 8, Ziqiang S. Rd., Hsinchu, Zhubei City Hsinchu County 302044, TW · No. 1308 Lianhua Road, Minhang District, Unit 1207, Building A, Shanghai, 201102, CN · Unit 3905, 10 Marina Boulevard, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Singapore, 018983, SG