Ambiq Micro, Inc.

Ambiq Micro, Inc.

Director - Silicon Validation

Austin, Texas, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
PythonC++Embedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringMedical DevicesResearchLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • The Director, Silicon Validation Engineering is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining and executing Ambiq's post-silicon validation strategy across multiple generations of SoCs and edge AI products.
  • Reporting directly to the Engineering Fellow, this leader will provide strategic and organizational leadership for silicon validation, characterization, bring-up, debug, and validation methodology across multiple product families.
  • Define validation strategy, methodologies, automation, and engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology, our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling.
  • 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.
  • The role serves as a key technical partner to architecture, design, verification, firmware, systems, product engineering, and executive engineering leadership to ensure first-pass silicon success and rapid product commercialization.
  • Drive post-silicon bring-up, validation, characterization, debug, and production test correlation.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing global validation team across engineering sites.
  • Partner with Architecture, Design, Verification, Firmware, Systems, Product Engineering, and Applications teams to ensure successful product execution.
  • Manage project priorities, staffing, schedules, and technical risk across multiple concurrent development programs.
  • Lead Ambiq's silicon validation organization across multiple SoC and edge AI product families.
  • Experience developing validation automation using Python, TCL, C/C++, or similar languages.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of semiconductor engineering experience, including post-silicon validation, characterization, or silicon bring-up.
  • 5+ years leading engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and organizational development.
  • Strong understanding of digital, analog, embedded software, and power management systems.
  • Hands-on experience with lab instrumentation, silicon debug, and characterization. <span

Benefits

  • Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.

Company info

  • Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere - powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.
  • We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.

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