Hello List!
The Audio-Video division at Logitech is looking for an Acoustic Engineer.
The job description and wish list are listed below. The location is
specified for Vancouver, WA USA which is just outside Portland, Oregon in
the Pacific Northwest. We are a small but quickly growing team working on
some very fun and interesting technologies.
Please contact me with any questions or comments. Resumes welcomed!
-Michael
Michael Howes
Senior Systems Engineer - Acoustics
Logitech - Audio Business Unit
360.944.3749
http://www.logitech.com
Sr. Acoustics and Systems Engineer
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Job ID:Â WA-000069
Description:
Would you like to engineer audio performance for leading edge video and
audio communications products?
The Video team of Logitechâs Entertainment and Communications Business
Unit is growing. In this position, you will be the audio reference for a
variety of audio related research, design, development and implementation
activities.
Responsibilities:
Audio Hardware Development
Research, design, and develop the acoustical and mechanical designs for
the audio portion of Logitech USB video and speakerphone communication
products. Your goal is to optimize the performance of the audio subsystem
within the constraints of the total design, including:
â Defining the mechanical and industrial-design constraints early in the
concept phase of the product
â Prototyping and validating the designs throughout the development cycle
by defining and executing appropriate tests.
â Development, selection and testing of the audio transducers (microphone
elements and speaker drivers)
â Developing the mechanical designs for the acoustical boots, chambers,
and pipes.
â Developing and specifying appropriate manufacturing test procedures for
such devices
â Analyzing and characterizing competitor, legacy, and new technology
audio devices from an audio standpoint
â Construction of an appropriate test lab within an office facility
â Training and educating other engineers in these fields
Advanced Signal Processing Algorithm Research
Research, specification, development and qualification of audio
processing algorithms to improve the quality of our audio solutions and
to provide expanded audio feature sets. Such signal processing algorithms
include acoustic echo cancellation, noise reduction, microphone-array
processing, etc. The activities include:
â Interfacing with external companies providing such algorithms to
Logitech
â Writing the audio specifications their algorithms must comply to to
match our needs
â Validating their deliverables against these specifications by defining
and executing on appropriate tests.
â Actively collaborating with the rest of the video development team
including: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance and Program
Management to achieve your goals.
Skills, Education, and Experience requirements:
These skills are essential to the success of the candidate:
â This position demands a professional with experience in a fast-paced,
high technology environment with proven leadership and communication
capabilities
â This position requires at minimum a Bachelors degree or equivalent in a
closely related engineering field (Masters preferred) with a minimum of 5
years of experience in a related position.
â Thorough knowledge of acoustics, electro-acoustics, mechanical and
electrical (analog and digital) audio designs
â Analog and digital audio processing (in particular filter theory and
design) and adaptive audio processing algorithms.
â Must be a microphone and speaker technology expert
â Proficient at testing, characterizing and profiling audio hardware
(electrical and acoustical)
â Must have hands-on qualification experience (calibration procedures,
test procedures, Audio Precision test equipment, MLSSA, Sound-Check,
Klippel, and other audio tools, etcâ)
â Must have excellent problem solving and diagnostics skills and should
have intimate knowledge of theoretical signal processing, statistics, and
applied mathematics for signal processing (FFT, DCT etcâ).
â Must have worked with Matlab before, and have basic MS Windows
programming skills including the VC++ environment.
â Must have acoustical simulation and modeling experience using software
modeling/simulation tools (spice, Matlab, Mathcad, etc.)
â Absolutely must be self-motivated, self-directed, and diligent; with
the ability to operate autonomously with little management oversight.
â Must have strong attention to detail
â Must possess strong written and oral communications skills
In addition, the following skills would be beneficial:
â Applied principles of auditory and psycho-acoustics, AEC, noise
suppression, beam forming, DSP/Embedded systems
â High volume consumer electronics manufacturing experience â
particularly, Asian manufacturing experience.
â System level programming skills (Windows/Linux/MAC), OS Multimedia
subsystems (Windows/Linux/MAC)
This is a Full Time, salaried position that includes a generous benefits
package (discount stock purchase, profit sharing, family medical, life,
short term disability, long term disability, tuition reimbursement, and
more). The position can be located either in Fremont, California or
Vancouver, Washington. Travel to both sites, as well as travel to Asia
and Vendor visits will be required.
Keywords:
Audio, acoustics, electro-acoustics, electrical design, mechanical
design, analog, digital, audio processing, audio filter, adaptive audio
processing, calibration procedures, test, profiling, signal processing,
statistics, FFT, DCT, Matlab, VC++, Audio Precision, MLSSA, Sound-Check,
Klippel, Bruel & Kgaer, Listen, LinearX, psycho-acoustics, AEC, noise
suppression, beam forming, DSP, embedded systems, system level
programming, multimedia subsystems
Requirements:
Expertise
Video
Technology
Education
Bachelors
(or
equivalent
work
experience
)
JobType
Full Time
Locale
US-WA-Vanc
ouver
Years Experience
5-10 years
Percent Travel
26-50%
Preferred Language
English
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