Sr. Engineer

Company Overview
Ambiq's mission is to enable intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions. Ambiq is a pioneer and a leading provider of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions based on our proprietary and patented sub- and near-threshold technologies. With the increasing power requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) computing, our customers are relying on our solutions to deliver AI to edge environments. Our hardware and software innovations fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs without expensive process geometry scaling. We began in 2010 by addressing the power consumption challenges of battery-powered devices at the edge, where they were most pronounced. As of the beginning of 2025, we've shipped more than 280+ million units worldwide.

Our innovative and fast-moving teams of design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations are spread across several continents, including the US (Austin), Taiwan (Hsinchu), China (Shanghai and Shenzhen), and Singapore. We value relentless technology innovation, a deep commitment to customer success, collaborative problem-solving, and an enthusiastic pursuit of energy efficiency. We embrace candidates who also share these same values. The successful candidate must be self-motivated, creative, and comfortable learning and driving exciting new technologies. We encourage and nurture an environment that fosters growth and opportunities to work on complex, meaningful, and challenging projects, creating a lasting impact and shaping the future of technology. Join us on our quest for enabling billions of intelligent devices. The intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.

This role can be in Singapore or Taiwan.
Scope
As the Radio software engineer at Ambiq, you will drive the wireless software development for the Apollo Blue family, develop wireless software solutions (implement specification, design software, and unit test). This role will work with different cross functional teams to integrate and debug wireless components on the company's platform. Perform code review, code optimization, refactoring, bug hunting, and bug fixing.

The successful candidate must be intimately familiar with open-thread , have extensive experience in developing deeply embedded applications for wireless silicon and good at analyzing RF, firmware issues using air sniffer, logic analyzer, etc. The person in this role will be responsible for scoping software development work, task delegation, identifying resource/technical gaps, and taking initiative to tackle challenging technical issues by getting support from across teams. Write technical documents, including white papers, architecture diagrams, module and API description

Responsibilities

• Develop wireless solution, and implement new features development.
• Perform code review, code optimization, refactoring, bug hunting, and bug fixing.
• Assist FAE team in customer development issue support.
• Produce unit, functional, integration and interoperability tests, including automating tests when advantageous.
• Work with Product Planning Team to understand system requirements.
• Work with validation and system test teams to triage issues and assist in communicating the status of open issues to management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with technology, including Zigbee or Thread software debugging experience with sniffer tools and protocol analyzers.
• Experience with Zigbee or Thread is highly desired.
• Familiar with engineering best practices: git version control, unit-tests, and continuous integration.
• Fluent in low level software debugging skills using GDB, emulators, JTAG, and more.
• Expert knowledge on performance and power optimization.
• Experience with Zephyr.
• Peripheral protocols: I2C, I2S, MSPI, UART, PDM, TDM, etc.
• Experience with Bluetooth/BLE or RF tunning/calibration are a plus.
• Strong communication skills; excellent technical communication with peers.

What You Need
We're seeking passionate technologists who thrive on pushing the boundaries, solving complex challenges, and driving transformative solutions.

At Ambiq, you'll collaborate with a dynamic team that values relentless innovation, customer-centric thinking, and continuous learning. If you're a self-motivated, creative problem-solver eager to push technological limits and make a meaningful impact in energy efficiency, this is your opportunity to grow, excel, and turn groundbreaking ideas into reality.

Most importantly, the successful candidate will be able to live the Ambiq Shared Values:

• Innovate: We tenaciously find ways to break down the barriers to possible solutions
• Collaborate: We proactively communicate and encourage each other to be better.
• Focus: We keep the voice of the customer at the center of everything we do.
• Learn: We strive for continuous improvement and are always curious.
• Achieve: We execute on quality and follow through on our commitments.