Senior Applications Engineer- Ultra Low Power Audio

About the role

The Senior Product Applications Engineer Team: Ultra Low Power Audio Group at Analog Devices (ADI) is dedicated to redefining audio experiences for next-generation hearables devices by delivering premium sound quality with exceptional energy efficiency. Our work centers on industry-leading edge-AI audio platforms that combine high-fidelity heterogeneous audio processing with ultra-efficient power architectures.

Responsibilities

• Customer engagements throughout the product development cycle—from concept to launch—debugging issues and resolving problems in our application and/or FPGA labs.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams (Marketing, Design, Software, Field Applications) and with external partners to deliver complete system solutions.
• Deep understanding of market use cases to solve application-level challenges in hearable devices such as TWS earbuds and over-the-head headsets.
• Translate customer needs into solutions, thinking expansively and using a wide lens to capture both immediate and future requirements.
• Support verification and validation efforts, including pre-silicon (FPGA systems) and post-silicon testing, to guarantee compliance with requirements.
• Develop evaluation kits, system designs, and customer-facing collateral such as application notes and demos.
• Create compelling demos for customer visits and tradeshow events.
• Provide technical communication and support during customer engagements to ensure success.

Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s or Master's in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, 4+ years of experience in application engineering role.
• Experience with ARM/DSP/FPGA/BT/Arduino platforms is a plus.
• Technical Expertise: Signal processing, FFTs, audio algorithms; Experience with DSP cores and ARM cores is an advantage especially if Audio focused; A keen interest in mixed signal electronics, from both a hardware & software perspective; Testing and debugging techniques, with proficiency in tools such as oscilloscopes and Wave Form Generators; Knowledge of software languages including C/C# and Python.
• Soft Skills & Attributes: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and strong team player; Comfortable with ambiguity and thrive in a multifaceted, cross-functional team with a start-up culture; Enthusiastic about consumer technology, especially in the audio market segment; Ability to travel up to 10% globally (U.S., Europe, Asia).