We are Silicon Labs. We are a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem and robust support make us the ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies and improve lives.
What does the Proprietary and Hardware Applications Engineering team do?
We are the bridge between our Customers and the internal engineering teams. We help our Customers by providing technical collateral like documentation, coding and hardware examples, and deep technical analysis to solve their actual issues. Our Customers are engineers of those companies who determine the worldwide IoT market. On the other side, we take their technical feedback into internal discussions, as a contribution to new product definitions and/or bug fixes.
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Silicon Labs Wireless portfolio includes many different transceivers and wireless MCUs for applications like Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, Wi-SUN, and a lot more, less known proprietary protocols. Our small team is an expert of and responsible for the lower abstraction layers of the embedded software, below MAC, down the radio configuration registers and peripherals inside the chip, and the surrounding hardware components, schematics, layout.
As our new application engineer, you get
- A job in a dynamic and highly innovative technology company in a rapidly growing global market
- The chance to join a group of highly professional and dedicated colleagues who share your passion
- Exposure to a broad set of technologies, platforms, and tools
- The satisfaction of seeing your work in action
What you will do
In this role you will be working with our cutting-edge 32-bit Wireless MCU products. You will have a direct impact on the success of our biggest customers as they design and build connected systems, and you will be directly contributing to the definition of our next generation products.
Here is what your daily role will look like:
- Actively help customers on their design, development activities, by reviewing schematics, layouts, or fine tune RF performance on Customer PCBs
- Create reference designs, hardware design guides for wireless applications
- Collaborate with IC design, software engineering and marketing teams on product evaluations and new product definition
Mastery needed for success in this role:
- BSc or MSc degree in Electrical Engineering
- Board or system level engineering knowledge with a solid understanding of RF concepts
- Understanding of Radio Transceiver architecture with knowledge of how to test and verify RF System performance
- Proficiency taking measurements with standard RF lab instruments (signal generator, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, scope, DMM, supply)
- Ability to perform PCB development and optimize RF matching networks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
We consider the following as a plus:
- Experience with integrated transmitters and receivers, impedance matching, PCB design
- Experience in using a scripting language, e.g. Python, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
- Experience in embedded SW programming
- Experience with wireless communication protocols (WiFi, Bluetooth LE/Mesh, Zigbee, IEEE 802.15.4)
Perks & Benefits at Silicon Labs:
You would be working from our office in Budapest, in Graphisoft Park, next to the riverbank of the Danube.
We also offer:
- Annual Budapest travel card or parking in the office garage
- Great cafeteria system
- Opportunity to join Employment Stock Purchase Plan
- Private health care access
- Life and accident insurance for every employee
- Contribution to a voluntary private pension fund
- AYCM card option
- Paid days for philanthropy
We prioritize the time for social activities, competitions, after work dinners and so much more!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.