Qualification

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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Acoustics, Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
10+ years of hands-on experience bringing consumer electronics, video conferencing endpoints, or professional audio hardware from concept to high-volume manufacturing.
Expert knowledge of electrodynamic transducer behavior, Thiele-Small parameters, and standard loudspeaker enclosure topologies (sealed, ported, passive radiator).
Proven background using precision acoustic measurement instrumentation (e.g., Audio Precision, SoundCheck, or Klippel measurement architectures).
Expertise defining spatial layouts for multi-channel microphone arrays, evaluating polar patterns, sensitivity, and Acoustic Overload Points (AOP).
Deep comprehension of physical isolation methodologies to mitigate structural resonance, vibration coupling, thermal noise, and acoustic leak echo.
Strong communication and documentation habits, with a clear track record of managing technical requirements with overseas manufacturing teams and ODM partners.

Experience implementing automated audio validation scripts or testing pipelines using Python or MATLAB.
Familiarity with simulation platforms (COMSOL Multiphysics, ANSYS, or equivalent FEA tools) to predict structural resonance and enclosure acoustics.
Understanding of hardware digital interfaces (I2S, TDM, PDM) and their interactions with embedded Linux/Android media subsystems.
Familiarity with the operational boundaries of software DSP modules like Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), beamforming, and Sound Source Localization (SSL) to ensure hardware limits don't constrain algorithmic performance.
Electro-Acoustics: Transducer specification, component qualification, microphone array placement, speaker profile height optimization, THD, SNR, and frequency response profiling.
Hardware Integration: Low-noise PCB routing guidelines, analog/digital isolation, schematic audits, component troubleshooting, and multi-channel system debugging.
Tools: Audio Precision, SoundCheck, anechoic test suites, HATS simulators, Python/MATLAB data parsing.
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Audio Hardware Engineer at Hp · LumiJobs

Audio Hardware Engineer