Audio System Engineer Lead
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- Milano
- Tempo indeterminato
- Full time
- Lead the design of audio system architecture and algorithms, for providing the best user experience in the field of audio smart eyewear devices, including hearing aids functions.
- Stay up to date with the latest audio technology trends and incorporate innovative solutions into our products. Including, for example, research acoustical technologies and transducers for implementation in eyewear frame.
- Design, prototyping, and characterization of smart eyewear devices implementing audio functionalities.
- Responsible for modelling and tuning audio algorithms of prototype hardware to achieve the best audio performance to understand and formalize system requirements.
- Define functional and system requirements for new audio product.
- Collaborate with software engineers to fine-tune audio algorithms and drivers for optimal user experience.
- Daily interactions with product designers to come up with innovative system integration strategies.
- Realization of proof-of-concepts in our R&D labs. Carry out testing, debug and performance measurements with internal equipment or in collaboration with external suppliers.
- Interface with our international network of collaborators and partners, remotely or on-site, to help ramp up production of our innovative products.
- Test in the lab of prototypes and pre-series boards with oscilloscopes, multimeters, bench power supplies, function generators and active loads, working with FW engineers.
- Support product manufacturing and provide technical assistance during production phases.
- Participate in troubleshooting and problem-solving activities related to audio system issues.
- Master’s degree in Acoustic Engineering / Electronic Engineering / Embedded System or equivalent.
- Previous work experience in similar role, preferably in Audio for Consumer Electronics.
- Attitude to read, understand and write technical documentation (requirements, specifications, reports, analyses, etc).
- Experience with audio system design, including simulation and fast prototyping.
- Experience with mechanical design for audio transducers.
- Experience with digital and analog hardware design (cad tools, simulation, design-for-manufacturing).
- Proficiency in audio signal processing and algorithm development.
- Strong understanding of acoustics and audio measurement techniques.
- Familiar with rapid prototyping and hands-on attitude.
- Experience with microcontrollers/system-on-chip and most common communication busses (SPI, I2C, UART, MIPI, USB) will be a plus.
- Experience with DSP audio development will be a plus (e.g., Tensilica Hifi5).
- Ability to work in a dynamic multicultural team where you will collaborate with members having different backgrounds and from different time zones.
- Attitude to problem solving and to achieve results within challenging time and cost constraints.