Technical Staff Engineer

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The Technical Staff Applications Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for product‑centric applications engineering and product definition in direct support of a mixed‑signal and analog business unit. The role has a strong emphasis on ADCs and related mixed‑signal devices, including DACs and digital potentiometers.

This position works closely with product marketing, architecture, design engineering, product, validation, and test teams throughout the new product development lifecycle. Additionally, this position supports the sustaining and lifecycle of the assigned device family.

• Serve as an applications engineering subject‑matter expert for assigned mixed‑signal product families.
• Author, maintain, and drive new device specifications through defined milestones, capturing product goals, key features, specifications, application requirements, etc.
• Translate customer needs, market input, and application use cases into clear product requirements and key specification parameters, including identification of non‑negotiable specifications.
• Collaborate with design engineering during early specification design engagement phases to evaluate architecture trade‑offs, update block‑level definitions, and refine specifications.
• Develop and maintain application collateral including application notes, design guides, reference designs, demo documentation, and evaluation board support materials.
• Design, review, and validate reference hardware solutions, including schematic capture, layout guidance, bring‑up, and lab characterization.
• Create, debug, and maintain embedded firmware/software enablement (drivers, APIs, example projects) for MCU‑based data acquisition and mixed‑signal control.
• Perform hands‑on lab bench evaluation and characterization of new devices.
• Support product release readiness by writing/ reviewing datasheets, specification derived collateral, and evaluation materials for technical accuracy and consistency.
• Deliver technical training to internal teams and selected customers, including product operation, system‑level design considerations, and best practices.
• Perform level 2 customer support.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior applications engineers within the business unit.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a closely related discipline, and 10+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in mixed‑signal and/or analog, with strong hands‑on exposure to ADCs, and/or potentially other mixed signal (DAC, Digital Potentiometer, etc.).
• Solid understanding of ADC fundamentals: sampling networks, reference design, input drive/settling, aliasing, noise sources, and…