[AUDITORY] Audio and acoustic contract engineer position available at Alexa (Tao Zhang )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Audio and acoustic contract engineer position available at Alexa From: Tao Zhang <0000017a73e85eed-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 11:36:37 -0400 --00000000000040f8c205e55800c3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We are looking for a project-based contractor to set up and install its acoustical test lab in Cambridge, MA, USA. The contractor will be responsible for the completion of the following tasks in the project: - Configuration of an accurate sound field to reproduce different noise conditions and target speech at different environmental/acoustical conditions - Minor physical adjustments to the listening room/acoustics lab such as the installation of absorption panels and/or basic soundproofing - Configuration of a data collection pipeline for microphones and smart devices - Setting up of an automated pipeline for the measurement of speech level, noise level, SNR, and relevant metadata - Development of software to automatically annotate audio with metadata such as acoustical condition, type of device, SNR, sound levels, etc. - Development of scripts to analyze the collected data: basic statistical analysis, visual tools for audio, and support for 3rd-party (or in-house) plugins - Configuration of the pipeline to sustain long experimental runtimes (spanning over days or weeks) Qualifications: - Master=E2=80=99s degree in electrical engineering, acoustics, physics,= or related areas - 5+ years of experience in acoustics, data analysis, data collection, and audio quality testing - Proven track record of configuring and installing acoustical labs - Extensive experience in developing scripting and statistical analysis tools in the context of speech recognition and audio classification - Extensive knowledge of acoustics, audio and speech processing Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer =E2=80=93 Minority / Women / Disabi= lity / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age If you are interested, please send your resume to Pishehvar, Ramin at rpishehv@xxxxxxxx --00000000000040f8c205e55800c3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">We= are looking for a project-based contractor to set up and install its acoustical test lab in Cambridge, MA, USA.=C2=A0 The contractor will be responsible for the completion of=C2=A0 t= he following tasks in the project: =C2=A0 <ul style=3D"margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type=3D"disc"> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Configuration of an accurate =C2=A0sound field to reproduce different noise conditions and target speech at different environmental/acoustical conditions</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Minor physical adjustments to the listening room/acoustics lab such as the installati= on of absorption panels and/or basic soundproofing</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Configuration of=C2=A0 a data collection pipeline for microphones and smart devices</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Setting up of an automated pipeline for the measurement of speech level, noise level, S= NR, and relevant metadata </li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Development of=C2=A0 software to automatically annotate audio with metadata such as acousti= cal condition, type of device, SNR, sound levels, etc.</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Development of=C2=A0 scripts to analyze the collected=C2=A0 data: basic statistical analysi= s, visual tools for audio, and support for 3rd-party (or in-ho= use) plugins</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Configuration of=C2=A0 the pipeline to sustain long experimental runtimes (spanning over days= or weeks)</li> </ul> =C2=A0 Qualifications:</sp= an> =C2=A0 <ul style=3D"margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type=3D"disc"> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Master=E2=80=99s degree in electrical engineering, acoustics, physics, or related areas</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">5+ years of experience in acoustics, data analysis, data collection, and audio quality testin= g </li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Proven track record of configuring and installing acoustical labs</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Extensive experience in developing scripting and statistical analysis tools in the context of speech recognition and audio classification</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Extensive knowledge of acoustics, audio and speech processing</li> </ul> Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Emp= loyer =E2=80=93 Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age</p= > If you are interested, please send your resume = to Pishehvar, Ramin at <a href=3D"mailto:rpishehv@xxxxxxxx" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99,193= )">rpishehv@xxxxxxxx</a> =C2=A0 <= /div> --00000000000040f8c205e55800c3--

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